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House Dems want to strip tax-exempt status from pro-family groups who oppose homosexuality
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WASHINGTON, D.C. September 20, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) â House Democrats are calling for 60 alleged âhateâ groups, that include mostly socially conservative and some religious-based groups, to be stripped of their 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status for opposing, among other things, homosexuality, and LGBT ideology in general.
On Thursday, the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on âHow the Tax Code Subsidizes Hate,â in which Democrats sought to link accredited 501(c)(3) nonprofits to âhateâ speech and violence. Democrats at the hearing expressed concern that the federal government is in effect subsidizing groups with which it is at odds. No legislation was proposed, however.
The Ways and Means Committee has targeted pro-family groups like The American Family Association for its medically backed warning about the dangers of the homosexual lifestyle.
Rep. John Lewis (D), a veteran civil rights advocate, issued remarks saying the federal tax code âexempts some charitable and educational organizations from paying taxes.â
âSome of these organizations promote hate based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Their actions taint the good work of all tax-exempt organizations. Hate is not consistent with the goodwill of our nation and its people,â he said.
Claiming that âhate is on the rise,â Lewis asserted, âI believe that the federal government should not sponsor or support groups whose hatred seeks to divide us.