Re: 3 G's

At 9:40 AM -0500 4/16/98, Jim Menton wrote:
>I just joined the list so please forgive me if I cover ground that has
>already been walked upon...
>
>The way I see it, it is the right of any private, non-profit organization
>to limit its membership to whomever it pleases. Any such group has this
>right. Would the Catholic Church ever ordain an atheist into the
>priesthood? How about a woman? I doubt it. And since they are a private,
>non-profit organization, I would not contest their requirements.
>
>I have nothing against any of these groups of people. If I were forming
>my own group, I would probably allow all of them to join. But I have to
>respect the rights of the BSA and any other such group to set its
>principles and hold its membership to its ideals.


Jim, that position is so logical, reasonable, and makes such a huge amount
of sense that I can't imagine it'll ever catch on! ;-)

Yours in Scouting,

Tom

(another relative "newbie")


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