[17596] in APO-L
Re: BSA discrimintation (WAS Addition to Alcohol Discussion)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nic @ Night)
Mon Nov 17 21:16:37 1997
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 18:14:28 -0800
Reply-To: "Nic @ Night" <nhess@GLADSTONE.UOREGON.EDU>
From: "Nic @ Night" <nhess@GLADSTONE.UOREGON.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199711172100.NAA05173@gladstone.uoregon.edu>
How do you define God?
On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Ryan Meeks wrote:
> 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. It's a boy's club. The reason it is
> able to requir "NO OBJECTION" to religious activities in scouts is because
> we are founded on the ideals of God. "We are reverant. On my honor, I'll
> do my best to do my duty to God and my country" Being founded on those
> principles and actively doing so, why would someone join a club that
> practiced that religion knowing they don't believe in that. That is one
> reason I am proud of being an eagle scout. The group that I joined when I
> was 13, does not bend to be politically correct, but instead maintain a
> tradition that scouts can speak of going all the way back to our
> grandfathers and beyond. It's that tradition that I value and am proud of.
>
> Ryan Meeks
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> 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
> >
>
