RE: Boy kicked out of scouts for refusing to swear allegiance to god
October 22, 2012 at 2:52 am
(This post was last modified: October 22, 2012 at 2:57 am by Doubting_Thomas.)
(October 21, 2012 at 3:21 pm)IATIA Wrote: The 'scouts' have always been for "god and country" and, in a lot of cases, supported by local churches. There is no law that says one must join. To join the scouts, then to complain of the association to non-denominational religious proceedings is wrong. That is tantamount to attending a church service and complaining of references to god.As a kid I never knew that the scouts were religious, or that being an atheist was against their rules. And to think that even today they chose to discriminate on something so petty is mind boggling. I think this kid was entirely right. If the scouts was a business or a governmental institution in UK it'd be illegal under the Human Rights Act, but being a non-profit (and probably getting tax advantages etc) they fall through the cracks and can infringe his human rights.
If one is an atheist, then one should avoid religious activities that disturb them.
So in summary mehmet, you are a right wing racist nationalist who believes that people marrying between ethnicities is bad. And you base much of it on complete ignorance of political science and your arch-nemesis America.
Charming.
Ps. So, logically speaking you must believe in a free Kurdistan. Lol.
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:26-29
