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Discrimination and the Boy Scouts of America
By
Reed Hall
In a controversial move (controversial among many religious conservatives), the Boy Scouts of America recently reversed their longstanding policy banning “open and avowed homosexuals” from becoming Scouts. In other words, the BSA now affirms that it’s okay for Boy Scouts to be gay. However, it’s still not okay for Boy Scouts to be atheist; that…
At the Intersection of Church and State, the Violations Continue…
By
Reed Hall
In a previous blog entry, I commented upon a recent news story involving the cancellation of an Arkansas school district’s elementary school graduation ceremonies in the wake of a local controversy over prayer, which the district had intended to incorporate as part of the official proceedings. Rather than simply nix the planned prayers, the district…
It’s Not About Being “Too P.C.” or Not Wanting to “Offend”; It’s About the LAW
By
Reed Hall
There seems to be a rather widespread misunderstanding regarding the actual underlying motivations of people who object to schools leading prayers and courts posting copies of the Ten Commandments, or who protest against “under God” being in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” being on our money, and so forth. Lots of…
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