[Winona Online Democracy]
Terry:
I have a couple of questions regarding your comments. What United Way
agency do you believe does or has ever provided abortion services? There
has never been any agency in Winona to my knowledge that has provided such
services. I'm also very confused with your statement that indicates that
the United Way's policy is illegal. On what do you base that? As for the
United Way somehow creating this policy in order to isolate the Boy
Scouts--do you really think that all these folks who work so hard to raise
money to do charitable work would intend to bring such controversy upon
themselves? I think absolutely not!!!!
Kathy Seifert
From: Terry Angst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: On Line Democracy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Winona] united way and boy scouts
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 13:11:07 -0600
My first question is why the local United Way is requiring all member
agencies
to sign a discrimination agreement. A transparent action designed to isolate
a
particular group. The Boy Scouts are a private organization and the Supreme
Court has upheld the standards they have established for scout leaders. What
they do is legal. So now, this has become a matter of who is OFFENDED by
their
policy. I believe the United Way has in the past addressed a similar problem
with agencies providing abortion services, by allowing contributors the
option
of not supporting a given agency or designating a specific agency to be the
recipient of an individual�s contribution. Fair enough I guess. I don�t want
to
fund abortions so the United Way wisely provided a way to continue receiving
my
donations without ruffling my feathers.
My second question: why is this different?
The Boy Scouts are being treated like bandits for having the gumption to
stick
to their principles. The United Way could have fairly handled this situation
with all the tools currently available. If you don't like the Scouts say
that
when you make your pledge.
Bob, you may feel you are doing the righteous thing but I see little
difference, in principle, between this and the zealots that bomb abortion
clinics. You both think you are doing the right thing and both are illegal.
I
don�t think this action could survive a court challenge. It is the United
Way
that is illegally discriminating against the Boy Scouts. This isn't a matter
of
winning a local popularity contest. Even if 98% of those in this group feel
you
are right, it is still discriminatory.
Terry Angst
bob sebo wrote:
> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> Greetings all...as you may or may not know, the United Way of the
> greater Winona area today announced that the boy scouts will no longer
> receive general fund dollars from the annual drive.
>
> This is because of their inability to sign an agreement with the
> United Way that probibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
>
> This was a tough decision that took over six months...and involved
> lengthy conversations with the scouts.
>
> The scouts are a terrific group...but they should play by the same rules
> as everybody else, right?
>
> Did we do the right thing?
>
> Bob Sebo
> Vice-President
> United Way of the Greater Winona Area
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