Posted on 12/14/2004 11:53:40 PM PST by JohnHuang2
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
A Boy Scout troop that routinely sells popcorn prior to the holidays is taking its fund-raiser to the enemy this year as it hawks the treat today in front of the Virginia headquarters of the American Civil Liberties Union.
According to Tom McKenna, chairman of Troop 828's executive committee, the boys will stake out a spot outside the ACLU office in downtown Richmond, Va., from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. The troop is chartered by St. Joseph's parish in Richmond.
"This is just our little (five boys) troop's way to make our opposition known," McKenna told WND.
As WorldNetDaily reported, the most recent success by the ACLU against the Boy Scouts occurred when the Pentagon agreed to warn its bases not to sponsor Boy Scout troops as part of the settlement of a 5-year-old lawsuit brought by the legal group. The ACLU charged the government with improperly supporting a group requiring members to believe in God, complaining that Boy Scouts of America "requires troop and pack leaders, in this case government employees, to compel youth to swear an oath of duty to God."
The Boy Scouts aren't the only ones to gather at an ACLU office in protest. As WND reported, last week a group of demonstrators with Public Advocate of the United States sang Christmas carols in front of the Washington, D.C., office of ACLU to protest the organization's attempts to take religious references, including Christmas references, out of the public square.
Public Advocate President Eugene Delgaudio mentioned the Boy Scouts at the group's protest.
"It is exciting to see all these people singing Christmas carols, including the ACLU staff members that have joined us today," he said. "Regardless of our differences, we are all proud to be Americans this Christmas, and may God bless those that are currently in harms way to bravely protect our freedoms. We must remember that the Boy Scout troops in danger of being kicked-off these military bases are made up of the sons of those brave soldiers, sailors and marines."
Only the Leftists at the ACLU could view the Boy Scouts as a threat to our society while at the same time cheering the pedophiles at NAMBLA as champions of civil rights.
Hope the carollers were carrying a picture of Christ with them. Anything to pi$$ off the ACLU.
If the Leftys in Black could maintain a months long Palestinian vigil at Farragut Square in downtown D.C. for several months, I'm sure something similar could be arranged for the ACLU HQ.
But I forget, we tend to have jobs and lives outside of politics...
Bears repeating...
Gonna have to design the "Messing with Liberal Lawyers" merit badge for them.
Tell you what...they could probably quadruple the price of the popcorn and sell out.
Location, Location, Location.
Methinks those Scouts, along with our admiration, should receive a Merit Badge.
Mornin' John. Nice to see ya.
G'morning, my friend -- great to 'see' ya, too :-)
Motion Seconded!
heh, heh -- my sentiments exactly.
Hmmm. I'm in the mood for POPCORN. Boy Scout brand. Gonna support the BSA. And LOVE the audacity of these troops! They're fighting the domestic insurgents!
Bingo
Glenn Beck is talking about this story this morning and because he happens to be in Richmond, plans to head down there at some point during the show.
Boy Scout Ping!
Ought to be on the list of requirements for Eagle Scout!
Maybe next year Nativity Scenes could be put on the buildings across from ACLU offices across the country.
Have to ask the building owners and no doubt the ACLU would file a lawsuit in a nanosecond.
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