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> Regardless of what you think about the Boy Scouts' policy on gays, > there's a big difference between, "We won't let you be a member of our > club," and "If you're caught in this county after sundown, prepare to be > lynched." Let's not get carried away here. Adults act on what they learn as children. Teach a child to be a bigot, and you'll have a bigoted adult. Listen, I hope we can stop this discussion as I'm sure many people are sick of it. I think what I wrote was a little misunderstood. It isn't that I don't think the BSofA should use open source and free software, but I, because of their position on gay rights, atheism, helping the MPAA with a "copyright badge," and ripping off and subverting native american culture to their agenda, do not think is a particularly good use of my limited time to help them. Furthermore, it is these issues I wished to vocalize in order to alert those similarly disposed so that they may make their decision based on the facts and their own conscience. I have no desire to tell anyone what to do, I only wished to present a picture of the organization you would be helping. I did not want this to become a debate about prejudice or bigotry. There are enough facts from which a person can decide without it becoming a heated debate. Fact: The BSofA fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court for the right to fire a person for the sole reason that he was gay. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/LAW/06/28/scotus.gay.boyscouts/ Fact: An atheist or agnostic can not be a troupe leader or scout. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/West/10/31/atheist.scout.ap/ Fact: The BSofA collaborated with the MPAA to produce a "copyright merit badge." http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061020-8044.html Do with that information what you will. I'm done, I am deeply sorry for the intrusion. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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