November 24, 2004

Boy Scouts versus Desperate Housewives

By Bob Weir
Weir thinking about it Once again, that leftist values—destroying institution known as the American Civil Liberties Union has won another battle in its ongoing campaign against the Boy Scouts of America, an organization whose offense is to require its members to publicly profess a belief in God. The group reached an agreement with the U.S. Defense Department that will block the Pentagon from sponsoring more than 400 scout troops. The Pentagon also agreed to send out a notice alerting U.S. military bases around the world that they too must drop any assistance they give the Scouts. According to the ACLU, the Pentagon has been giving charters for hundreds of Boy Scout troops and Cub Scout packs, helping them propagate their message of character development, good citizenship and personal fitness. "If our Constitution's promise of religious liberty is to be a reality," the ACLU said, "the government should not be administering religious oaths or discriminating based upon religious...(Read Full Article)