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  • Fear of ACLU lawsuits force Scouts to scrap troop charters

    02/09/2006 5:19:54 PM PST · by Jay777 · 29 replies · 687+ views
    The Macomb Daily ^ | February 9, 2006 | Chad Halcom
    Troops of Boy Scouts in Macomb County and around the country are scuttling their organizational charter agreements with local governments, fearing legal action from the American Civil Liberties Union for requiring allegiance to God. An official at the Boy Scouts of America’s regional Clinton Valley Council, which oversees most Scout troops in Macomb and Oakland counties, confirmed this week the group is directing dozens of local packs and troops to seek out new charter agreements in the private sector rather than with government bodies because of fears of possible litigation. “This will allow us to focus our resources on the...