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Boy Scout Battle Pits Gay Activists vs. Minority Kids - http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_wsj-boy_scout_battle.htm
Heather Mac Donald, writing for the Wall Street Journal, warns that poor, minority children will suffer if gay-rights activists persuade corporations and others to withhold support from Boy Scouts.

Boy Scouts Legal Issues: Home - http://www.bsalegal.org/
Official BSA site created to inform the public about the legal issues that confront Scouting.

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Rehnquist's majority opinion) - http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-699.ZO.html
The U.S. Supreme Court explains that the Boy Scouts may exercise their right to association by excluding homosexuals.

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (Stevens' minority opinion) - http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-699.ZD.html
Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg, and Breyer dissent, criticizing the majority's argument as "an astounding view of the law."

Curran vs. Boy Scouts Lawsuit - http://www.timcurran.com/scouting/
Tim Curran's personal web site describing his dismissal and subsequent lawsuit against the Mt. Diablo Council of the BSA

Discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America - http://www.bsa-discrimination.org
A collection of news articles, essays, and other resources on the Boy Scouts of America, its policies, and recent court cases.

Episcopal Bishops call for Inclusive Boy Scout Leadership - http://arc.episcopalchurch.org/ens/GC2000-082.html
The Episcopal Church approved a resolution in an attempt to open a dialogue with the BSA regarding its membership policies

FindLaw's Writ - Yoshino: Scout Loophole - http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20000630_yoshino.html
Legal commentary by Kenji Yoshino on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in BSA v. Dale

Gay and Lesbian Scouts Received With Open Arms in Tolerant Canada - http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/070300-02.htm
San Francisco Chronicle article about the 129th Toronto Scout Group, and Canada accepting gay and lesbian scouts there.

Is it OK to Ban a Gay Scoutmaster? - http://women.com/news/forums/backtalk/F0629/
Poll and opinion forum regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Boy Scouts to ban gay troop leaders.

NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Boy Scout Wars - May 23, 2001 - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/youth/jan-june01/scoutwars_05-23.html
Transcript of news piece interviewing several scouts, scout leaders and funders in Maryland and New York. Offers streaming video and audio versions.

Religious and Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Boy Scouts of America - http://religioustolerance.org/bsa.htm
A collection of essays and background material on the BSA's membership policies maintained by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Scouting for All - http://www.scoutingforall.org
Scouting for All is a national nonprofit, 501(c)3, advocacy organization working to change the Boy Scouts of America's exclusionary polices against atheists and gays.

Separation of morals and state (WorldNetDaily) - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21149
Alan Keyes analyzes homosexual activists' battle against the Boy Scouts

The war on the Boy Scouts (WorldNetDaily) - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21204
Commentary by Joseph Farah describing the assault on the Boy Scouts by homosexual political activists and atheists.

Tying the Boy Scouts in Knots - http://www.thestranger.com/2000-07-20/city4.html
Gay columnist Dan Savage calls his local Boy Scout council asking how the BSA's policies would affect his son's participation in Cub Scouts.

War on the Boy Scouts, Round 2 (WorldNetDaily) - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21255
Follow-up article by Joseph Farah describing many recent actions taken against the Boy Scouts in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision.

Why the Boy Scouts Work - http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_1_why_the_boy.html
Heather Mac Donald, writing for City Journal, provides a detailed history of inner-city scouting and then argues that the position of activists trying to change the BSA is that "furthering the gay-rights crusade takes precedence over helping inner-city children."

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