Boy Scouts can bar gay leaders.

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: June 29, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Boy Scouts of America can bar homosexuals as scoutmasters solely on moral grounds, upholding what the court called the organization's "right of expressive association."

The high-court decision left the 3.4-million-member organization, with two-thirds of its troops sponsored by churches, free to choose its leaders.

The court did not directly address the question of whether Scouts who declare themselves "gay" can be barred from membership.

Forcing the Scouts to accept homosexual troop leaders would violate the ...

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