Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
The boy scouts not only discriminate against gays (and this applies to gay troupe leaders), it also bans atheists from joining the organization. How can the government justify funding such a discriminatory organization that mandates religion and sexual preferrence?
Because it is a privately owned group. They can extend or deny membership to anyone, for any reason. I agree it's wrong though.
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