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Supreme Court Turns Away Scouts Appeal

17 October, 2006 (17:01) | Political

Oh those damned commie faggot libural activist judges! ;)

WASHINGTON — In a setback for the Boy Scouts, the Supreme Court turned away a free-speech challenge to a Berkeley policy that denies city-subsidized dock space to a Scouting group because it excludes gays and atheists.

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Some conservative groups had joined the challenge to the Berkeley policy, saying that advocates of “traditional moral values” are being subjected to discrimination across the country by “politically correct” government officials.

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For many years, Berkeley had given a rent-free berth in its marina to nonprofit community service organizations, including the Sea Scouts. An affiliate of the Boy Scouts, the group teaches sailing and seamanship to teenagers.

But the Berkeley City Council adopted a new policy that required groups that wanted a free berth to agree in writing that they would not discriminate against persons based on, among other factors, their race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation. The Scouts did not sign the agreement because Boy Scouts policy excludes gays and atheists. (More…)

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