Media Coverage: Boy Scout Issues

In the Wake of the Supreme Court Decision

• Who is harassing whom?
  The decision to withdraw funding from the Boy Scouts is not an 'attack.' In most cases, it's a sad, difficult and painful step.
  by Peter Moore, Special To The Observer, September 6, 2000



• Discrimination ruling prompts United Way to pull Boy Scouts funding
  by Heidi B. Perlman, Associated Press, August 1, 2000



• Demerit Badge
  The Ethicist, by Randy Cohen, July 23, 2000
  NOTE: you must register (FREE) at nytimes.com to read this article



• Discrimination in a Uniform
  by Richard S. Gilbert, Parish Minister, First Unitarian Church of Rochester



• Boy Scouts' Holy War Over Homosexuals
  Denominations built Scouting; now some steer its gay ban while others object
  By Patrick Boyle



• Scouts May Lose Sponsors' Support
  Court ruling fails to end debate on excluding gays
  by Rick DelVecchio, San Francisco Chronicle, July 4, 2000



• Boy Scouts May Face Uncertain Future
  by David Crary, Associated Press, June 30, 2000



• Donors debate further Scout aid
  by Jordana Hart, Boston Globe, June 30, 2000

Boy Scouts, Gays, and the Supreme Court

• Boy Scouts v. Dale Online Presskit
  from Lambda Legal Defense and Eduation Fund



• Can A Scout Be Gay?
  The Boy Scouts' battle to stay straight goes to the Supreme Court
  by John Cloud/New York, TIME Magazine, April 26, 2000



• Coalition lobbies against gay scoutmasters
  Religious groups file joint legal brief as justices prepare to review NJ case
  from the Religion News Service, The Dallas Morning News, April 25, 2000

Dispute Between UUA and BSA

• Talks fizzle between Boy Scouts, Unitarians
  The Washington Blade, May 28, 1999



• Unitarians and the Boy scouts' 'sin' of homophobia
  In Newsweekly, May 26, 1999



• The Boy Scouts, a Battle and the Meaning of Faith
  The New York Times, May 22, 1999



• Scouts again pull approval of Unitarian church award
  The Dallas Morning News, May 21, 1999



• Boy Scouts pull out of agreement with Unitarians
  The Religion News Service, May 21, 1999



• Deal between scouts, religious group, collapses
  by Tom Kirchofer, Associated Press, May 19, 1999



• Church says it will defy Scouts' order on badges
  by Diego Ribadeneira, Boston Globe, May 19, 1999



• UUA/BSA Compromise Crumbles
  NewsPlanet Staff, PlanetOut, May 19, 1999



• Unitarian organization reaches agreement with Boy Scouts
  by Tom Kirchofer, Associated Press, May 7, 1999



• Unitarian Universalists and Boy Scouts Agree to Disagree
  GLAADLines, May 3, 1999



• Unitarians, Scouts reach compromise
  by Diego Ribadeneira, Boston Globe, April 30, 1999



• Scouts, Unitarians Work It Out
  NewsPlanet Staff, PlanetOut, April 30, 1999

United Methodists Join UUA in Opposing Scout Policy

• Methodists still stuck on gay rights issue
  by Clark Morphew, Knight Ridder Newspapers, October 28, 1999



• United Methodist Church has no position on Scouts issue
  News media contact: Tim Tanton, United Methodist News Service, October 27, 1999



• Gay scouts gain support
  Methodist general board urges group to change member-leader policy
  by Carol Ness, San Francisco Examiner, October 15, 1999



• Board opposes Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy
  by Joretta Purdue, United Methodist News Service, October 11, 1999
  



• Methodist panel chides Scouts on gays
  by Frank J. Murray, The Washington Times, October 13, 1999

Boy Scouts to Study Sexual Orientation and Membership

• Scouts dragging feet on gay policy review
  by Jennifer Levitz, The Providence Journal, March 24, 2000



• Boy Scouts' top officials launch study of homosexuality
  by Jennifer Levitz, The Providence Journal, August 14, 1999



• Boy Scouts may study gay issue
  by Frank Trejo, The Dallas Morning News, August 20, 1999



• Scout controversy is a chance for you to make an impact
  by M. Charles Bakst, The Providence Journal, August 17, 1999

Boy Scouts Ban on Gays Under Attack

• R.I. Scouts urged to take stand on national gay policy
  by Jennifer Levitz, Providence Journal, November 18, 1999



• Portland: Local den objects to Boy Scouts' policy on gays, withdraws
  The Associated Press, November 10, 1999



• Scouts should learn new values
  Letter to the Editor, St. Petersburg Times, by Kathy Miller, October 12, 1999



• There's religious discrimination, too
  Letter to the Editor, St. Petersburg Times, by John Hurley, Director of Information, Unitarian Universalist Association, Boston, October 12, 1999



• Ministers: Scouts' values inappropriate
  by Adam C. Smith, St. Petersburg Times, October 12, 1999



• The Chronicle of Philanthropy: A Fair and Just Verdict in Boy Scouts Case
  by Evan Wolfson, September 23, 1999



• Scout controversy: Fleet makes choice -- the wrong one
  by M. Charles Bakst, The Providence Journal, September 28, 1999



• Gay rights and the Scouts
  Providence Journal editorial, August 10, 1999



• The Boy Scouts are coming apart from the top down
  by Bob Kerr, The Providence Journal, August 11, 1999



• Time, perhaps, to add 'tolerant' to the list of Boy Scout values
  by Tim Murhpy, The Providence Journal, August 15, 1999



• Congratulations on your stand
  Letter to the Editor, The Dallas Morning News, by John Buehrens, August 15, 1999

Another Perspective

• Boy Scouts and homosexuality: Up close and personal
  by Mike Beates, The Orlando Sentinel, August 15, 1999

Pre-1999 Media Coverage of UUA/Boy Scout Conflict

• "Boy Scouts, Church Spar on Gay Issue"
  by Diego Ribadeneira, Boston Globe, July 21, 1998.



• Boy Scouts' Quarrel with Unitarians Stirs Some Anger
  by Diego Ribadeneira, Boston Globe, July 22, 1998



• "Views of Homosexuality put Unitarians, Boy Scouts in Conflict"
  by Kathleen A. Shaw, Telegram & Gazette, July 22, 1998



• "Boy Scouts, Unitarians Reach Parting of the Ways",
  by Steve Kloehn, Chicago Tribune, July 24, 1998



• "Unitarian Universalist Church Blasts Back at the Boy Scouts of America",
  Gay Today on-line magazine



• "Boy Scouts Take on Unitarians Over Gay Rights",^**
  Rosalind Bentley, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, July 25, 1998



• "Unitarians, Boys Scouts in Tiff Over Religion Award",
  by Holly J. Lebowitz, Religion News Service , July 30, 1998



• "Unitarians Taking Boy Scouts to Task
  Local Church Members To Protest Stand on Gays" ^**
  by Caryle Murphy and Hanna Rosin, Washington Post, August 1, 1998



• "On my honor. Reflections on the war between
  the Boy Scouts and the Unitarian Universalists
  -- by someone with a foot in both camps"
  by Dan Kennedy, Boston Phoenix, July 30 - August 6, 1998



• Intolerance as Policy
  by Bill Maxwell, St. Petersburg Times, August 9, 1998



• "Scouts move to sever Unitarian ties"
  by Rhonda Smith, Washington Blade, August 14, 1998



• "Unitarian Badges Unfit for BSA",
  NewsPlanet, August 28, 1998



• Boy Scouts and the UUA,
  by Donald E. Skinner, World, Sept/Oct 1998



• Boy Scouts and Unitarian Universalists
  by Martin E. Marty, Sightings, October 13, 1998

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You may purchase a copy from the archives of the Washington Post and Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune.

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