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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.

Lambda Legal: Boy Scouts of America v. Dale - http://www.lambdalegal.org/in-court/cases/boy-scouts-of-america-v-dale.html
Complete listing of information on the BSA v. Dale case by the organization that represented James Dale. Includes copies of all amicus briefs, decisions, news articles, background information, and print-ready photos.

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

Scout's Honor - http://www.scouts-honor.com
Sundance award winning documentary film about the struggle to overturn the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America.

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 UUA and the Boy Scouts of America: A Continuing Struggle for Inclusiveness - http://archive.uua.org/news/scouts/
Unitarian Universalist Association's site detailing its struggle over BSA's refusal to recognize its religious award because of the UUA's stance on homosexuality and theism.

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/seattle/tying-the-boy-scouts-in-knots/Content?oid=4436
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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