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plantwomyn Donating Member (779 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-22-10 10:47 AM
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25. What does this have to do with the first amendment?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

The Congress hasn't legislated against them. Seriously, nobody is stopping these parents or their kids from practicing their religion. There is no inalienable right to be a scout leader! If there were BSA would not be able to deny gay scouts from becoming leaders. Either BSA has the right to have a religious based group, which can discriminate because of that religions dogma, or they do not. The SCOTUS says that they do. That BSA chooses to discriminate against other religions is not a violation of the constitution according to SCOTUS.

The fact that BSA discriminates at all SUCKS, that they choose to discriminate against the MORMONS is karma.


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