[17589] in APO-L
Re: BSA discrimintation (WAS Addition to Alcohol Discussion)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Will Frank)
Mon Nov 17 16:21:49 1997
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 16:19:07 -0500
Reply-To: Will Frank <wgf+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
From: Will Frank <wgf+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.3.96a.971117125221.23574B-100000
@dante23.u.washington.edu>
Ryan Meeks <rmeeks@u.washington.edu> writes:
> Actually, in all respects the Boy Scouts has sucessfully defeated many
> lawsuits concerning religion and sex. Boy Scouts has not integrated for
> the same reasons as Girl Scouts.
>
> <... deleted ...>
>
> On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Will Frank wrote:
>
> > "Theodore W. Love" <love26@NS3.POTSDAM.EDU> writes:
> > > Being well versed with BSA policy, I challenge your statement above that
> > > claims that the BSA discriminates on the basis of gender, sexual
> > > orientation, or religion. I feel that I could disprove any of your
> > > misconceptions. If you take things out of prospective it may appear to be
> > > so, but it is not. Even what appears to be obvious discrimination against
> > > not allowing girls into the BSA has not once been overturned in the many
> > > many times it has gone to our legal system.
> >
> > Discrimination is not necessarily illegal.
> >
> > -will
Yes, they have won such suits as you state.. I did not say that they
didn't. I didn't say that the descrimination was good or bad. I
just said that such discrimination is not illegal.
I apologize for excepting so much with so little response.
-will
PS: It is not necessary to send a response to both myself and the
list. I obviously read the list.
