Philadelphia Boy Scouts Losing Money
Sunday June 29, 2003
Because the Cradle of Liberty Council in Philadelphia has given in to pressure from the national Boy Scout council to keep its discriminatory policy against gays and atheists, it is losing out on a lot of grant money. The Pew Charitable Trust, for example, has decided to withdraw a $100,000 grant while the United Way may withdraw another $400,000 grant. Many other organizations have stopped funding the Boy Scouts in Philadelphia because they discriminate against homosexuals and atheists.
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This post is rather old, but it warrants a rebuttal nevertheless.
I approve of the Boy Scouts of America refusing to allow homosexual men to lead in their organization. I also approve of the Girl Scouts policy not to allow male leaders.
Stop interfering in the private choices of a private organization.
That’s disagreement, not rebuttal. A “rebuttal” involves an argument that seeks to establish an opposite position.
Since when is it “interfering” to object and criticize? You’re objecting and criticizing here, but I’m not complaining about you “interfering” with my ideas. Why? Because you aren’t interfering — and neither am I in my criticism of the Boy Scouts. They have a right to be bigoted and discriminatory; they don’t have a right to be free from criticism of consequences.
The BSA deserves to keep losing money as a consequence of their bigotry and discrimination.