Those distinctions are not important-- some colleges forbid same-sex dating.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:24 PM, Brian Landsberg <blandsb...@pacific.edu> wrote: > It is pretty sad that the SG could not answer the question. > My recollection is that Bob Jones did not lose its tax exempt status for > its beliefs, but for making inter-racial dating grounds to deny admission. > The IRS regs applied to schools, not to churches. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 29, 2015, at 6:40 PM, "Brad Pardee" <bp51...@windstream.net> wrote: > > In an article from the Weekly Standard, the question was raised about > the implications for religious organizations losing their tax-exempt status > if they continue to oppose same-sex marriage. The article talked about the > case of Bob Jones University v. United States (1983), where they lost their > tax-exempt status based on their opposition to interracial dating. Given > the number of instances I've seen where parallels are drawn between > interracial relationships and same-sex relationships, it seems realistic to > ask if religious organizations would be similarly stripped of their > tax-exempt status if the Supreme Court finds a constitutional right to > same-sex marriage. The article includes this piece of discussion between > Justice Samuel Alito and Solicitor Donald Verrilli Jr. > > > > JUSTICE ALITO: Well, in the Bob Jones case, the Court held that a college > was not entitled to tax-exempt status if it opposed interracial marriage or > interracial dating. So would the same apply to a university or a college if > it opposed same-sex marriage? > > GENERAL VERRILLI: You know, I -- I don't think I can answer that question > without knowing more specifics, but it's certainly going to be an issue. I > -- I don't deny that. I don't deny that, > > JUSTICE ALITO: It is -- it is going to be an issue. > > > > > http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-admin-religious-organizations-could-lose-tax-exempt-status-if-supreme-court-creates-constitutional-right-same-sex-ma > > > > What is the consensus of this list? Would a ruling in favor of same-sex > marriage lead to the same requirement that religious organizations accept > same-sex marriage to avoid losing their tax exempt status, or would the > religious freedom provisions of the First Amendment prevail here where they > did not prevail where Bob Jones University is concerned? > > > > Brad Pardee > > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are > posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or > wrongly) forward the messages to others. > > > _______________________________________________ > To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are > posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or > wrongly) forward the messages to others. > -- Michael Worley J.D., Brigham Young University
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