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===Islamic State in Juarez===
===Islamic State in Juarez===
PolitiFact rated Beto's claim that the [[Islamic State]] terrorist group was not operating in Juarez, Mexico as [[false]].<ref>https://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2018/may/03/beto-orourke/beto-orourke-zero-terrorists-harm-Americans-Mexico/</ref> Juarez, which is adjacent to El Paso, is among the world's most dangerous cities<ref>https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/world/2018/07/17/juarez-50-most-dangerous-cities-world/791543002/</ref> and the most dangerous place in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-most-dangerous-place-in-the-western-hemisphere/#!</ref> In 2014 Beto O’Rourke contacted the El Paso area offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) in an effort to identify—and evidently intimidate—sources that may have been used by [[Judicial Watch]]. Judicial Watch reported that the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, according to sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.<ref name="judicialwatch.org"/>
PolitiFact rated Beto's claim that the [[Islamic State]] terrorist group was not operating in Juarez, Mexico as [[false]].<ref>https://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2018/may/03/beto-orourke/beto-orourke-zero-terrorists-harm-Americans-Mexico/</ref> Juarez, which is adjacent to El Paso, is among the world's most dangerous cities<ref>https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/world/2018/07/17/juarez-50-most-dangerous-cities-world/791543002/</ref> and the most dangerous place in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-most-dangerous-place-in-the-western-hemisphere/#!</ref> In 2014 Beto O’Rourke contacted the El Paso area offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) in an effort to identify—and evidently intimidate—sources that may have been used by [[Judicial Watch]]. Judicial Watch reported that the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, according to sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.<ref name="judicialwatch.org"/>
===Gay marriage===
Beto has proposed rescinding tax exempt status of [[church]]es which do not recognized [[gay marriage]]. Th liberal ''[[The Atlantic]]'' magazine has criticized O'Rourke's extreme stance, saying "O’Rourke’s stance—if played out to its end—would decimate the charitable sector."<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/beto-orourkes-pluralism-failure/599953/</ref>
===Women don’t jump on furniture===
===Women don’t jump on furniture===