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Boy Scouts under attack.(Insider Report)

The New American

| February 09, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Boy Scouts are under attack by the militant homosexual lobby in San Diego, California, as they are in dozens of other communities. On January 8, the City of San Diego agreed to set tie a lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union over land the city leases to the Boy Scouts for free or a nominal charge. The city also agreed to pay the ACLU nearly $1 million in attorney fees and court costs. With the city dropping out of the fight, the Boy Scouts will now have to battle on alone against the ACLU, which insists that the Scouts must be evicted from the parks because they discriminate against atheists and homosexuals.

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