Thomas Paine
- Boy Scouts' pledges ignore realities of everyday life Dan Lyksett, July 2008
- Uncivil Unions: The Boy Scouts & Public Schools Mr. Scalise, September 2006
- An Open Letter to the Boy Scouts of America: The Merit Badge of Bigotry
- A Scoutmaster and nonbeliever shares his perspective.
- A Scout and nonbeliever shares his perspective.
- For Me, It Was Never About God. Washington Post, November 27, 2002
- On my hikes, reverent wasn't relevant. Puget Sound Business Journal, November 11, 2002
- Example of self-identified atheist Eagle Scout. Note that his presence in Mormon troop was not disruptive.
- A nonbelieving Scout's dilemma. What if the Board of Review asks for belief in God?
Mass Media Published Editorials
- Congress's $3.5 million "bake sale" for the Boy Scouts Online Journal, May 21, 2008
- Boy Scout discrimination: It’s not just gays The CarpetBagger Report, December 8, 2007.
- Ruling favors Scouts, but atheist has made her point Oregon Live, September 13, 2006.
- Frist: Standing Up For The Boy Scouts Chattanoogan, July 21, 2005. Frist's legislation, which passed the Senate 98-0, requires government funding and government chartering of BSA units to continue as before. In this article he misleading claims that his legislation simply ensures that BSA can meet and camp on federal property. However, the court decision only prevented government chartering of BSA units and government funding, it does not prevent meeting and camping on federal property. Scroll down to see ACLU July 7 press release with correct explanation of court ruling and BSA membership exclusion of atheists.
- Boy Scouts and Declaration of Independence under Attack Frontiers of Freedom, December 9, 2004
- The Boy Scouts, The Constitution And America's Survival American Daily News & Commentary, December 1, 2004
- ACLU 'Defends' Freedom By Opposing Boy Scouts Frontiers of Freedom, November 21, 2004
- Inclusion and the Scouts Seattle Times, November 08, 2002. Try bugmenot for User ID and password
- Boy Scouts was wrong to expel atheist member for unbelief Indiana Statesman, November 06, 2002
- Atheist makes her point. The Oregonian, December 18, 2001
- Commentator Jim Sollisch on Boy Scouts. National Public Radio, Morning Edition June 15, 1998. This a a Real Audio file.
- Editorial -- Scouts' honor. Pittsburgh - Post Gazette March 26, 1998.
- Opinion of former President of Unitarian Universalist Association. New York Times, August 1985.
Essays and Arguments
- The BSA and Civil Rights MG September, 1999.
- BSA Handbook: Some of "Country's Greats" were nonbelievers.
- Not Practicing What you Preach.
- The following document is long:
Speech by California Lawyer James Randall.- The following document is long:
Responses to arguments defending BSA's belief in God requirement.- Comments on BSA policy by author of Nonbeliever Antidiscrimination Project
- Expressing your opinion. Who to contact.
Group Advocacy
- ACLU of Oregon Calls Boy Scouts Decision 'Shameful'
- Prominent Chicago Religious Leaders Ask Federal Appellate Court to Protect Government Neutrality in Religion and End Pentagon's Extraordinary Funding for Boy Scout Jamboree
- Hans Zeiger's Scout Honor Coalition "a grassroots network of Americans dedicated to preventing and countering politically correct attacks on the Scouts."
- Religious Leaders Applaud Court Order Ending Funding for Boy Scout Jamboree ACLU July 7, 2005.
- Court: BSA Recruitment in Schools Biased Against Atheist Student ACLU April, 2005.
- National Boy Scout to End Government Sponsorship of units ACLU March 18, 2005.
- Pentagon to End Direct Sponsorship of Boy Scout Troops Illinois ACLU, November 15, 2004
- Discriminatory Policy of Boy Scouts of America Doesn't Produce "the Best Kind of Citizen" Freedom from Religion Foundation, June 2004
- "Scouting for All" Protest Freedom from Religion Foundation, May 2004
- BSA discrimination General information site.
- Creed Trumps Deed for Boy Scouts The American Humanist Association
- Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance: Boy Scouts of America.
- Demerit Badge for Seattle Boy Scouts Freedom from Religion Foundation, October 31, 2002
- Boy Scouts Reaffirms Bigotry Freedom from Religion Foundation, March 2002
- Rob Sherman Advocacy Challenges Court Sponsorship of Boy Scout Troop. Are Atheists "Thin-Skinned" About Public Religion?
- Boy Scouts Of America Practices Discrimination Comment: It says that BSA "receives direct federal funding through the Combined Federal Campaign (federal employees can get paid leave to fund-raise for CFC groups)." This is not true. "loaned executives" can receive "administrative leave" to promote the CRC campaign, but they cannot directly fundraise for any individual CFC charity. Other federal employees do not receive paid leave for CFC group fundraising. Foundation Asks United Way to Stop "Enabling" BSA Bigotry. Freedom From Religion Foundation.
- American Atheist s BSA Flashlines
- SCHOOL VIOLATED RIGHTS OF ATHEIST STUDENT IN PERMITTING BOY SCOUT RECRUITMENT December 15, 2001
- LEGISLATION WOULD PROTECT FEDERAL TIES TO BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. October 8, 2001.
- Backlash Begins Over Bigoted Boy Scouts Freedom From Religion Foundation, October, 2000
- BILL TO CUT SCOUTS' CONGRESSIONAL CHARTER INTRODUCED;. July 22, 2000
- ATHEISTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ASKING CLINTON TO RESIGN AS HONORARY HEAD OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. July 5, 2000
- ATHEIST MOM LOSES ROUND IN CASE AGAINST BOY SCOUTS. September 1, 1999
- WHITE HOUSE CAN DO SOMETHING TO END DISCRIMINATORY SCOUT PRACTICES. August 11, 1999
- PRESIDENT CLINTON ... DON'T SUPPORT THE BOY SCOUTS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ATHEISTS!
- CALIFORNIA COURT: BOY SCOUTS CAN BAR GAYS, ATHEISTS, OTHERS. March 24, 1998
- The Time Has Come Separate Church and Scouting. American Atheist.
- Atheist Mom Opposing Recruiting, Bias in Portland Public Schools American Atheists flash line.
- The following article is long:
- Antidiscrimination Support Network.
- Universalist Unitarian Association 1999 BSA Resolution.
- What do we mean by Duty to God? Argues that Duty to Spiritual is more inclusive and closer to actual WOSM definition.
Online Advocacy
- Scouting for All. Advocates eliminating restriction against participation of homosexuals. A petition and many articles and links.
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