Is it right for Boy Scouts to discriminate against homosexuals and atheists.
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faithfulvisions freebagger
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They do? No, that's definetly not right!
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It may not be right in my opinion, but it is a private club and they have the right to include or exclude whoever they want.
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Why not? Why can't a straight God fearing organization allowed to limit membership to straight God fearing people? News flash... Did you know you had to be Catholic to join the Catholic Church?.....
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No, it is wrong to discriminate against them in the first place.
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I hear that some people refuse to buy Girl Scout Cookies because they would rather eat a Brownie.
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It's not 'right' for people to discriminate unfairly against ANYONE... BUT If they are a 'straight, god-fearing organisation' as Highlander says, then they are well within their rights to deny membership to people who don't meet their standards, his example with Catholicism is very true, and isn't the slightest bit unfair. If however, there are Boy Scouts who discriminate against homosexuals and atheists outside of their organisation... That's just sexism and bigotry : P Within their organisation, not a problem since it's really a private organisation with predefined sets of values...
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Not at this time. They are currently allowed to use public funding and property. If they want to discriminate, they can do it on private property owned by the Ku Klux Klan. Then they can discriminate all they want. As long as they have no interaction with the rest of society.
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I would agree that as a private organization the Boy scouts of America have the right to restrict membership to those who adhere to their rather strict guidelines.... Except for the fact that they routinely get money, supplies, use of property at no cost and other freebies from the Federal, State and Local Government. Example: The United States Army has kept open and maintains a military base of no strategic military value, solely for the use of the Boy Scouts. States make parks and other amenities available to the Boy Scouts that any other "private group" would have to pay for. Most cities give the Boy Scouts free use of the schools for meetings, and free access to the schools for recruitment purposes. I find it highly offensive that my tax dollars are going to support an organization that practices discrimination.
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Yes it is.
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They can do whatever they like ..but they lost any support monetarily or otherwise from me because of that decision.
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