From howardmb@att.net Wed Jun 8 23:03:07 2005 From: howardmb@att.net (howardmb@att.net) Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 17:03:07 -0500 Subject: [Roundtable] RT Message-ID: <000b01c56c75$daf9bae0$6801a8c0@networktel.net> Dear Scouters, Please attend Roundtable at the regular place, regular time, for yet another rewarding time of idea exchange, instruction for scouters and cub scouters alike, and fun. Geoff Peacock will be handling things for Dave Edwards and we look forward to his instruction and his sharing of great scout knowledge and experience. Cub Scout breakouts will be great as usual, and oh, if you could only see how well they are doing with Day Camp! These leaders are amazing! Thursday 7:00 pm Christ United Methodist on Grelot, SE corner Commissioners Staff From scott.a.mueller@mchsi.com Tue Jun 21 02:11:19 2005 From: scott.a.mueller@mchsi.com (Scott Mueller) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:11:19 -0500 Subject: [Roundtable] Battle Brews Between Boy Scouts, ACLU Message-ID: <003601c575fe$24ea3940$640fa8c0@homebd1lujuydh> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C575D4.3C143140 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0038_01C575D4.3C143140" ------=_NextPart_001_0038_01C575D4.3C143140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.wesh.com/family/4628177/detail.html WESH.com Battle Brews Between Boy Scouts, ACLU POSTED: 7:11 am EDT June 20, 2005 UPDATED: 9:00 am EDT June 20, 2005 APOPKA, Fla. -- There's a battle brewing between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Boy Scouts of America.=20 =20 It's a dispute that has public schools and other government agencies = caught in the middle and potentially facing lawsuits, WESH 2 News reported.=20 =09 For many years, schools have sponsored Boy Scout troops and Cub Scout = packs and provided space for them to hold meetings and activities, but the = ACLU is now threatening to sue individual schools and school districts if they continue to sponsor the scouts. The news comes as most scout leaders = and volunteers are busy running day camps. While they're trying to focus on summer activities, they're also scrambling to contact churches, police unions, Elks lodges and American Legion halls to find out if those = groups would be willing to sponsor troops and packs.=20 The ACLU says public schools, police and fire departments and military = bases have no business being legally responsible for the actions and = activities of the Boy Scouts because they're a Christian-based organization, which violates constitutional separation of church and state.=20 Scout leaders disagree, but are working to find other sponsors to = protect schools from lawsuits.=20 "It's costly, and it's time consuming. But right now, it's a necessary battle that we're going to fight in an attempt to keep the local public schools and other organizations, not in the middle of that," Boy Scouts representative Bill Gosselin said.=20 Eighty-six of the 950 Boy Scout troops and Cub Scout packs in Central Florida are chartered by public schools or government agencies. They are quickly trying to find new sponsors. Until they do, they may not be = allowed to conduct scouting activities.=20 Even though schools may not be allowed to sponsor a scout group, they = can still allow scouts to meet on school property. They cannot be = responsible for helping select leaders or supervise the safety and activities of = scouts. To comment on = this story, send an e-mail to Greg Fox .=20 Copyright 2005 by WESH.COM . All rights = reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or = redistributed. =20 ------=_NextPart_001_0038_01C575D4.3C143140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

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Battle Brews Between Boy Scouts, ACLU

POSTED: 7:11 am EDT = June 20,=20 2005
UPDATED: 9:00 am EDT = June 20,=20 2005

APOPKA, Fla. = --=20 There's a battle brewing between the American Civil Liberties Union = and the=20 Boy Scouts of America.
 
It's a dispute that has public schools and other = government=20 agencies caught in the middle and potentially facing lawsuits, WESH 2 = News=20 reported.

For many years, schools have sponsored Boy Scout = troops and=20 Cub Scout packs and provided space for them to hold meetings and = activities, but=20 the ACLU is now threatening to sue individual schools and school = districts if=20 they continue to sponsor the scouts.  The news comes as most = scout=20 leaders and volunteers are busy running day camps. While they're trying = to focus=20 on summer activities, they're also scrambling to contact churches, = police=20 unions, Elks lodges and American Legion halls to find out if those = groups would=20 be willing to sponsor troops and packs.

The ACLU says public schools, police and fire = departments=20 and military bases have no business being legally responsible for the = actions=20 and activities of the Boy Scouts because they're a Christian-based = organization,=20 which violates constitutional separation of church and state.

Scout leaders disagree, but are working to find = other=20 sponsors to protect schools from lawsuits.

"It's costly, and it's time consuming. But right = now, it's=20 a necessary battle that we're going to fight in an attempt to keep the = local=20 public schools and other organizations, not in the middle of that," Boy = Scouts=20 representative Bill Gosselin said.

Eighty-six of the 950 Boy Scout troops and Cub = Scout packs=20 in Central Florida are chartered by public schools or government = agencies. They=20 are quickly trying to find new sponsors. Until they do, they may not be = allowed=20 to conduct scouting activities.

Even though schools may not be allowed to sponsor = a scout=20 group, they can still allow scouts to meet on school property. They = cannot be=20 responsible for helping select leaders or supervise the safety and = activities of=20 scouts.

3D""=20=20 To comment on this story, send an e-mail to Greg Fox.

Copyright 2005 by WESH.COM. All rights reserved. = This material=20 may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or = redistributed.

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