Boy scouts on trial.(Commentary)(Op-Ed)(Sweet Land Of Liberty) From: The Washington Times | Date: November 20, 2000| Author: Hentoff, Nat | COPYRIGHT 2000 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Around the country, the Boy Scouts are losing financial support from private organizations and are being denied access to public facilities. Their crime: In the last Supreme Court term, they won a First Amendment right to expressive association and did not have to accept gays in leadership positions.

The media, by and large, have contributed to the shunning of the Boy Scouts because they too - particularly The New York Times - reacted viscerally to the decision, calling...

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