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Beto O’Rourke: Churches Losing Tax-exempt Status for Opposing Same-sex Marriage

By Firstladyb

FirstLadyB: Church. Culture. Fashion.

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is courting the LGBTQ vote….

Beto O’Rourke is vowing that churches, and other religious institutions that oppose same-sex marriage would lose their tax exempt status if they oppose same sex marriage.

Beto O'Rourke
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At CNN’s Equality Townhall, host Don Lemon asked O’Rourke: “Do you think religious institutions like colleges, churches and charities should lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same sex marriage?” 

“Yes,” O’Rourke replied. “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. 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.”

You can also read Beto’s LGBTQ plan on his website at betoorourke.com


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