Los Angeles to sever ties with Boy Scouts

Los Angeles – The Los Angeles City Council voted Nov. 28 to sever ties with Boy Scouts of America.

The city is dropping its support for the Boy Scouts to protest the youth organization’s refusal to accept homosexuals and atheists as leaders. Last summer the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Scouts were within their rights to set and enforce a moral code.

Since then, critics of the organization have been attacking its corporate and government support in an effort to force a policy change.

In Los Angeles, the move against the Scouts was encouraged by Jackie Goldberg, a lesbian city councilwoman. As a result of the Los Angeles action, the city’s police department is required to disband its Explorers unit, city departments will review their agreements with Scouting organizations and the city will begin charging the Scouts for the use of city property.