2006
ACLU Has Boy Scouts Back In Court
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The ACLU is seeking to block the military’s involvement with the Scouts.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments today concerning whether the Boy 
Scouts of America could continue to use Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia for its quadrennial Jamborees. Last summer, more than 40,000 Scouts attended the Jamboree.
A lower court had ruled against the Scouts, but the Department of Defense appealed the decision. The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The district judge decided that since the Scout oath includes a "duty to God," it is a religious organization and therefore not allowed to use military facilities.
Virginia’s Attorney General Bob McDonnell said that was a major misinterpretation of the First Amendment.
"It seems to be another attempt by liberal groups to exclude . . . religion in the public square," he said. "It’s completely at odds with what, I believe, our great Virginia founders meant when they wrote the First Amendment."
Drew Meifert, an Eagle Scout, said Boy Scouting is needed more than ever in the U.S. and merits protection from leftist groups.
"In a time when youth are being bombarded by media and messages all over the place," he said, "the Scouts emphasize a commitment to a higher purpose that is really lacking in a lot of other organizations."
Source: Citizen Link
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