ScoutGate Update
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Geez, what a slow news day -- at this point I'm trolling just for updates:
Both before and after the Supreme Court ruled in Boy Scouts v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000), that the Boy Scouts could exclude gays, Congress has passed resolutions expressing their support for the organization (e.g., here).
Why do I suspect no resolutions condemning the Boy Scouts administration for their moral crookedness and lack of oversight will be forthcoming? After all, the Scouts boast about their Congressional charter and about their infiltration of Congress.
No need to "be prepared" for that kind of resolution, I think.
An independent investigation of the Atlanta-area Boy Scouts found that the organization inflated its number of black Scouts by more than 5,000 in a program for inner-city youth. The executive director of the Atlanta Boy Scouts resigned after the report was released.This was an isolated incident -- so far. I first blogged about it here.
The exact motivation for padding the numbers was not provided, but auditors said Scout officials assigned to inner-city areas may have felt pressure to demonstrate membership growth, which is a part of their performance evaluations. Membership numbers also are used to help determined funding from the United Way, a major Scouts donor.
Both before and after the Supreme Court ruled in Boy Scouts v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000), that the Boy Scouts could exclude gays, Congress has passed resolutions expressing their support for the organization (e.g., here).
Why do I suspect no resolutions condemning the Boy Scouts administration for their moral crookedness and lack of oversight will be forthcoming? After all, the Scouts boast about their Congressional charter and about their infiltration of Congress.
No need to "be prepared" for that kind of resolution, I think.
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