Monday, March 17, 2008
Philadelphia and the Boy Scouts
Obviously, they have the right; but, is it really right?...
In the Wall Street Journal, Kevin Ferris reports:
"On May 31, the Cradle of Liberty Council, the local Boy Scout chapter, will be evicted from its headquarters on 22nd and Winter Streets -- a space it has occupied since 1928.
The eviction isn't for a breach of contract. It comes at the behest of the City Council, which voted 16 to one last year to kick the boy scouts out unless they reverse the national Boy Scouts of America's ban on gays serving in the ranks or as scoutmasters or start paying 'market rent' -- about $200,000 a year. Local chapters can't reverse national scouting policies. So it's a matter of paying up or moving out."
