> Forcing a group to accept any and everyone, and do any and everything > more or less neuters the principles of that group in the first place. > The BoyScouts would have to teach and be open to Creationism, > homosexuality, Satanism, racism (free speech) and many other things > that would go against the principles on which the organisation was > built.
Its not forcing the BSA to do anything. If they want the money then they follow the rules. If they want to exclude others, then they do not have to accept the money, goods or services. They simply have to pay their own way instead of accepting government handouts and institutional welfare. > > Churches throughout the United States receive government > funding,grants, tax concessions etc, and they are not totally open to > everything either, far from it. > Therefore the stance that once tax payer's money comes into it the > organisation must lose itself doesn't seem to be true in the US. > > On Nov 5, 2007 10:36 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Private groups do have the right to discriminate as to those they > accept into membership. But the minute they start accepting tax money > they lose that right. > > Given the numbers of government related freebees they get, i.e., > free camping space, facilities, grant money, equipment etc., then they > have lost that right. If they want to exclude all non right wing or > non fundie christians, then they have to start paying their own way. > If they want the free government owned campgrounds, etc., then they > have to change their policies. > > As a side note the BSA has a very different set of policies in that > regard compared to the rest of the world of scouting. For instance in > the Commonwealth countries the scouting organizations discourage that > sort of discriminatory behavior. > > My own personal opinion is that its the same thing as prohibiting > blacks or Jewish people from joining. There is no difference. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245931 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
