News Beto O’Rourke criticized by conservatives for comment about tax-exempt status and LGBTQ rights October 11, 2019 Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY Comments Off on Beto O’Rourke criticized by conservatives for comment about tax-exempt status and LGBTQ rights O'Rourke was the target of pushback after he said that religious organizations opposed to same-sex marriage should not have tax-exempt status.