Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke admitted Sunday that his plan to remove tax exempt status from those religious institutions that don’t officially recognize same-sex marriage would apply to mosques, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and predominantly black churches.
O’Rourke, trying to outdo his fellow contenders for the Democratic nomination in a forum on LGBTQ issues last week, claimed that he would take the drastic step of removing tax exempt status from any institution that refused to perform or host same-sex marriages, even if the practice goes against that institution’s core dogma.
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