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July 15, 2005
The War on the Boy Scouts II
Some months ago I wrote about the War on the Boy Scouts over at Conserva-Puppies. It looks like things are heating up again.
A federal judge has ruled the Pentagon can no longer spend millions in government money to ready a Virginia military base for a national Boy Scout event typically held every four years, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday.U.S. District Judge Blanche Manning's June 22 order stems from a 1999 lawsuit by the ACLU of Illinois that claimed the Defense Department (search) sponsorship violates the First Amendment because the Scouts require members to swear an oath of duty to God.
It's enough to want to make you throw up. What is the matter with these people? What is their problem?
The ACLU claims that it's an "establishment of religion" issue (see link above). One suspects that if the Scouts caved on the gay issue the lawsuits would suddenly cease.
Pentagon lawyers are expected to appeal the case above, so this particular situation is not settled yet. Common sense and decency may yet prevail. Yet that mere fact that such lawsuits are brought, and the Scouts and government much spend vast sums of money fighting them, ought to disturb anyone who cares about the youth of this country.
If you're one of those who thinks that this is a simple matter of separation of church and state, explain this:
During the 2000 Democrat National Convention, when a group of Boy Scouts took the stage, they were booed by a significant number of the delegates. This was widely reported in the press, at least the conservative press, so the left is wasting their time if they want to deny it. Here's one account:
Eagle Scouts have earned the highest rank in scouting. When a group of them took the stage at the Democratic National Convention, delegates booed.Convention-goers knew in advance the Scouts were coming, and they were ready for them.
"We Support Gay Boy Scouts," read the previously prepared signs they waved as they shouted derision at the uniformed Scouts with all their hard-won merit badges.
The Scouts, who had been invited by organizers of the Democratic convention to make their podium appearance Thursday, appeared shocked.
This issue isn't going away, folks.
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Posted by Tom at July 15, 2005 8:35 AM
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