Posted on 10/11/2019 3:07:18 PM PDT by Mount Athos
Don Lemon asked Beto O’Rourke if he supports revoking the tax-exempt status for religious institutions such as churches, colleges, and charities if they don’t support gay marriage. His answer is yes. The in-studio audience applauded in approval.
“There can be no reward, no benefit, no tax break, for anyone or any institution, any organization in America that denies the full human rights and the full civil rights of every single one of us,” O’Rourke said. “And so, as president, we’re going to make that a priority, and we are going to stop those who are infringing upon the human rights of our fellow Americans.”
Got that? Robert Francis O’Rourke will punish churches for preaching religious doctrine by yanking tax exemptions. An O’Rourke administration would micro-manage your church from their perches in Washington, D.C. The next thing you know, Beto will be coming for a copy of your pastor’s sermon. Oh, wait. That has happened, not with Beto but during the administration of former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, the city’s first lesbian mayor. She tried to subpoena the sermons of local pastors who were opposed to the city’s HERO ordinance in 2014. It was an equal rights ordinance that included the hot button issue of transgender people in public bathrooms.
If they tuned in, many Independent voters and moderate Democrats were thinking these candidates have lost their minds.
As Chief Justice John Marshall explained in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the power to tax is the power to destroy, and if religious tax exemption is revoked, thousands of churches in the United States could be forced to disband.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Beto is clearly a fool and a staunch democrat trying to destroy our constitution. he should be artrested for treason and inciting sedititon
His Moslem overlords, who control the Democrat party will issue a fatwa against him
Beto O'Dork already wants to deprive Americans of their 2nd Amendment rights under the Constitution's Bill of Rights by confiscating their guns.
Now he wants to restrict their 1st Amendment rights but taking away their tax exempt status if they don't agree with 2% of the population's depravity.
Beto needs to go back to high school and run for sophomore president and get his "presidential" skills polished before stepping out on the national stage.
He ain't ready yet.
Any such law would be unconstitutional.
State can’t dictate religious dogma to the houses of worship.
Be assured, there are some seriously dumb mofos inhabiting Texas......
That little funt will not even be a foot note in history.
Everything they do is in retaliation for some previous wrong.
Whats his position on removal of ALL tax exemptions. PERIOD.
Your organization WILL register with the State.
Your organization WILL pay taxes to the State.
Come on Beto. Render unto Caesar!
The truth has always been that the Left has sought to force society to relinquish the Judeo-Christian moral system and to destroy the nuclear family. Families are more difficult for tyrants to control.
What about Polygamy?
Or Polyandry?
Or marrying your emotional support miniature pony so you can get the married tax rates and husband & wife travel discounts?
/S
(actually, wait until the ACLU takes these to the SUpreme Court!)
Beto would probably be right at home in China.
Uh oh... Somebody scratched Beta and it’s letting his inner Nazi Thug show through.
This idiot truly is unhinged. Somebody better Red Flag him, quick - he’s too unbalanced to own a gun.
Taqia, another thing that they have in common with Islamonazis.
Beta O’Dourke has no shot at the nomination so he is left saying outrageous things in hopes for a hopeful VP pick.
The First Amendment prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech.
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The ability to tax is the ability to limit or control.
Once the donkey (ACLU etc.) got his nose under the edge of the tent (the threat of loss of a church’s tax-exempt status under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), things started to change.
Under current tax law churches may not speak out on the moral qualifications of a political candidate.
Now they want to ban moral speech, and would remove a church’s tax-exemption for actually quoting the Bible on morality?
Butthole is such a dumbass. He needs to learn some laws.
There was a young black man on Tucker tonight I have seen him several times had NO IDEA he was gay very handsome and conservative!!! He was shocked at the CNN town hall last night he said that when he married his partner if the church did not want to marry them he would have just found another church same with the cake!!! This young man is SO HANDSOME I kept thinking what a waste to be gay!!! He may be gay but he is as smart as they come and did I mention how handsome he is LOL, LOL!!!!
I WANT TO SEE A POLL OF TEXANS WHO THANK GOD THAT THIS DEMOCRAT PLANT DID NOT WIN THE TEXAS SENATE SEAT THAT HE WAS SEEKING.
PROOF! that Democrats lie during the election is Robert ‘ Beto ‘ O’Dumbass.
His inner Nazi has been pretty outer for a long time. Most of the rodentry can’t hide it anymore.
RE Nazis:
Well, the bright side is, we won’t have to cross an ocean this time to kick their asses, like my old man and uncles did.
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