prisonchaplain Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 It seems absurd, but if the Supreme Court rules that marriage is a Constitutional right then the IRS may deny tax-exempt status to schools that refuse to offer same-sex housing, just as it did to Bob Jones University in 1983, for denying housing to interracial married couples. http://www.christianpost.com/news/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-could-create-religious-liberty-issues-for-christian-schools-charities-obamas-lawyer-admits-138417/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlimac Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Married gays would never be admitted to the school anyway so BYU wouldn't be held accountable for their housing. If I'm wrong, someone point it out to me. There might be other ways the IRS could attack BYU though. I just haven't figured out how yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prisonchaplain Posted May 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I'm wondering if disallowing married gays will be an issue in and of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I'm wondering if disallowing married gays will be an issue in and of itself.Oh yes ....this is another thing where our Govt knows best. Interested to see how this plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) I think that's the endgame; but it's worth noting that ib the BJU case there was a clear, extensive, and stringently enforced federal statute prohibiting racial discrimination by private actors. We aren't quite there for gays--yet.The next move, I think, is to modify the Civil Rights Act of 1963 to add gays as a protected class. That will be when things really get unpleasant. Edited May 4, 2015 by Just_A_Guy Anddenex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pa Pa Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 It seems absurd, but if the Supreme Court rules that marriage is a Constitutional right then the IRS may deny tax-exempt status to schools that refuse to offer same-sex housing, just as it did to Bob Jones University in 1983, for denying housing to interracial married couples.http://www.christianpost.com/news/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-could-create-religious-liberty-issues-for-christian-schools-charities-obamas-lawyer-admits-138417/BYU is funded by the Church, and since the Church does not recognize or sanction SSM, I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Theyll do their darndest to shove it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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