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Activist Groups Urge Obama to Reject Boy Scout Honor
From Fox News:
Activist groups, including Scouting for All, urge President Obama not to accept the honorary Presidency of the Boy Scouts of America until they stop discriminating.
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Chartering Church (Fort Washington Collegiate Church of Washington Heights, New York City) and
Troop 729 Stand together in Adopting an Anti-discrimination Policy
Roy L. Williams
Boy Scouts of America
National Council
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, Texas 75015-2079
Peter Noris
Greater New York Councils
Boy Scouts Of America
Fourth Floor
350 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10118
To the Greater New York Council and National Office of the Boy Scouts of America:
Be it known that the Fort Washington Collegiate Church of Washington Heights, New York City, hereby passes the
following resolution as of January 14, 2001:
As Chartering Organization of Boy Scout Troop 729, and consistent with the church's policies regarding all organizations
it sponsors, the Fort Washington Collegiate Church and Troop 729 affirm their commitment to diversity and inclusiveness
of all people, regardless of race, creed, religion or sexual orientation. Accordingly, the Fort Washington Collegiate
church will not discriminate against boys who wish to join the troop or men or women who wish to support the troop
as committed adult
leaders.
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