Posted on 12/15/2004 6:31:43 AM PST by Gopher Broke
Boy Scouts raise funds outside ACLU
Troop takes annual popcorn sale to Virginia headquarters
Posted: December 15, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
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."
Does anybody know the names of the major players (Satan's disciples) at the ACLU?
Sell as much popcorn as you can before the ACLU gets one of their judges to remove you from their sight.
Richmond ping.
Anybody know the street address? We need to give 'em some support.
Gotta love it bump!
Boy Scout bump.
Go Scouts!
Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) - http://www.alliancedefensefund.org
Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) - http://www.thomasmore.org
American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) - http://www.aclj.org
The Rutherford Institute - http://www.rutherford.org/
Stop the ACLU Coalition - http://www.stoptheaclu.org
Here are a few examples of how two of those organizations are fighting back:
ADF Contacts Over 3,600 School Districts Over Attempts To Censor Christmas
ADF: 700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits
ADF: Pentagons' Warning About Boyscouts Is Absurd
Thomas More Law Center: Town of Palm Beach Pays $50,000 In Attorney Fees Apologizes To Women In Nativity Lawsuit
Additional information:
The ACLU must be destroyed: Joseph Farah supports Boy Scouts, urges Americans to fight back
Citizens mobilized to stop ACLU (seeks to consign group to 'ash heap of history')
ACLU fulfilling communist agenda
Revealing FACTS on the ACLU from its own writings
See how YOUR Senator or Representative ranks with the ACLU
Let me know if you would like to join my ACLU ping list
Lovin' this.
Don't know the major players but the Combined Federal Campaign (I would imagine United Way also) contributes donations to this organization.
Thanks for the heads-up, Corin.
I would walk up there at lunch today but I have a noon meeting. Dang.
Old Dominion FReeper ping...MUD
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Kent Willis is the head guy for the ACLU in Virginia.
Here's the ACLU Va. web site.
http://www.acluva.org/pages/staff.html
"It is exciting to see all these people singing Christmas carols, including the ACLU staff members that have joined us today,"
And here are the head honchos.
Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director
Nadine Strossen, President of the ACLU
Steven Shapiro, Legal Director of the ACLU
Donna McKay, Director of Development
Laura Murphy, Director of the DC Office of the ACLU
Emily Tynes, Communications Director
Linda Hills, Director of Affiliate Support
Taken from this web site ===>http://www.aclu.org/About/Aboutlist.cfm?c=187
Just checked my United Way Brochure for the National Capital Area and ACLU is not included. But, the Boy Scouts of America are included!
Thanks for the info. I didn't know about that. Appears the United Way is a little more for charities than CFC. There are a lot of questionable ones in the CFC. ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Organizations for promoting gay rights, NAACP etc. Just not a campaign I'm willing to give my money to.
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