such a sad time in American History this is. It’s open season on common sense and moral values. How do politicians sleep at night?
Should make for an interesting “free expression of religion” case.
Cities are not permitted to charge different rent prices to groups or individuals based on their religious convictions.
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Now I remember why I left that cesspool of a city. Thanks for reminding me.
This can be read different ways:
Boy Scouts are penalized $199,000 per year for not permitting gay scouts.
Boy Scouts would be rewarded $199,000 per year for permitting gay scouts.
Boy Scouts are bribed $199,000 per year to permit gay scouts.
have they done this to all organizations with similar arrangeents?
So a group dedicated to CHILDREN is being penalized because they have a policy against a form of RECREATIONAL SEX!
The person in Philidelphia Gov. who came up with this is sick.
Magnificent proof that leftism is mentally deranged.
If the Boy Scouts paid for, and built the building, they should have it appraised and take Philly to court to force the city to buy it. Take the money, and go somewhere else, buy a piece of property, and rebuild.
"Unlike the scouts, public officials are also bound by a line of Supreme Court opinions barring taxpayer support of any group that discriminates.
In Philadelphia, officials wrestled for months for a way to let the scouts remain at their longtime headquarters.
At one point in 2005, the city and scouts seemed poised to agree on a policy statement adopted by New York scouts. That statement, while not renouncing the bars against atheist or gay members, affirmed that "prejudice, intolerance and unlawful discrimination in any form are unacceptable."
But last year, Diaz wrote Cradle of Liberty Council officials to say the suggested policy statement could not be reconciled with the city's own anti-discriminatory fair-practices ordinance.
Again, both sides began trading proposals. That ended May 31, when City Council voted 16-1 to authorize ending the lease with Cradle of Liberty Council."
The city has to abide by the anti-discrimination laws in place. San Francisco would have cut the Scouts loose - I believe Berkley did - but at least Philly tried to find a compromise. In the end their hands were tied.
Philadelphia is evil!!!
Stay away, stay away.
The city is not fit for children.
Please ping your Scouting list.
Nah. Philadelphians would just rather kill each other on the streets than learn to tie a square knot. This is what happens when a culture collapses in upon itself-- and begins to die.
Perhaps the Boy Scouts should investigate the tale that passes around Masonic circles about the Freemasons funding and building Philadelphia’s city hall (which is directly across the street from the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge). As the story goes, the Masons built and paid for it, and leases it to the city for —
— hold on now —
ONE DOLLAR!
Hmmmmm... I’m not saying it’s true - I only know the story as it’s told - but perhaps it’s worth looking in to.
(And no, I don’t believe that the Mason’s rule the world or any of the myriad of silly conspiracy theories flying around the nut farm these days)
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Now, who could be against such an oath? Gays and lesbians, that’s who,. Is it the “morally straight” part of the oath, the gay community does not like? Or, is there another objective? The gays have objected to the fact that the scouts uphold to their standards of not allowing a gay to lead these impressionable boys, on the basis of discrimination. The local council changed its policy and admitted gays in 2003, but shortly thereafter, the national scout organization overruled that decision. Back In 2000 the Supreme Court ruled that Boys Scouts of America was a private group, and could not be compelled to admit gays. So, you would think that the efforts by the gay community to infiltrate the Boy Scouts were over. Right. Think again.
The city council of the city of brotherly love has reversed its pledge, reversed its agreement, and reversed its long-standing contract with the Cradle of Liberty Council of Boy Scouts in Philadelphia. They voted 16 to 1 to break a 79-year-old agreement allowing the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts to occupy a building in a city park. The Scouts built the building in 1928, and turned it over to the city in exchange for a rent-free lease “in perpetuity.”
“In a 16-1 vote, the council approved a resolution that would terminate the Scout’s rent-free lease on a building at 22nd and Winter streets. The resolution states, “The City of Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter and the City’s Fair Practices Ordinance reflect broad City policy abhorring discrimination and the Boy Scouts’ policy and conduct is directly contrary to the principles of equal access and opportunity enshrined in Philadelphia law….”
The boy scouts continue to refuse to admit homosexuals as scout leaders, and that is considered as discrimination, so therefore, the city of brotherly love cannot have any of that stuff. “In light of that continued refusal, this council can no longer allow the organization to use a city building free of charge,” said Councilman Darrell Clarke.”
Source: http://asiseeitnow.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/boy-scouts-thrown-out-of-philadelphia/
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It really is blackmail.
What are your thoughts on this crazy situation?
I thought NYC or Boston was SF East. BTW this sort of
thing happens elswhere but I don’t feel I can give details.
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