Access and Discrimination

Over the years the BSA has gained access, cooperation and goodwill from many governmental entities: schools, municipalities and the military. The cooperation has benefited both.

Scouts and Scouters are energetic community minded volunteers that have tremendous potential for good. But in order to exclude those that the BSA considers unacceptable we assumed the mantle of religion.

Instead of allowing members to settle these questions in their own minds and hearts we have told them what they must think.

Religious entities have limited access to public resources because these resources are intended for all without qualification of their adherence to a religious tradition. If we cannot practice nondiscriminatory access then we should not receive nondiscriminatory access.