ACLU threat causes Boy Scouts to drop public school ties [View All]

[Walt Starr]

FINALLY the double standard ends:

ACLU threat causes Boy Scouts to drop public school ties
Mar 9, 2005
By Jeff Robinson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Boy Scouts of America is removing the charters of thousands of scouting units from public schools after an American Civil Liberties Union threat to sue taxpayer-funded institutions that charter BSA units.

The ACLU sent a letter to the Boy Scouts of America in February threatening legal action against public schools and other governmental agencies that charter Boy Scout groups on grounds that their sponsorship amounts to religious discrimination and violates the separation of church and state.

Boy Scouts open their meetings by holding three fingers aloft and repeating an oath in which members vow their allegiance to God and country, resolve to help others and commit to keeping themselves morally straight. Central to the BSA's stated mission is character development and values-based leadership training.

ACLU leaders view these conservative emphases as warrant for legal action, according to documents on the ACLU website.

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I know it's a Reichwing source, but the outcome is the same. The Boy Scouts who demanded before court that they could legally discriminate in membership for religious reasons are getting their wish. As of now, they are FINALLY a 100% private organization!

Moral: Be careful what you wish for, you might actually get it!