House Dems want to strip tax-exempt status from pro-family groups who oppose homosexuality
House Democrats are calling for 60 alleged “hate” 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 “How the Tax Code Subsidizes Hate,” in which Democrats sought to link accredited 501(c)(3) nonprofits to “hate” 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 have 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 “exempts some charitable and educational organization