Philly Lowers Boom, Raises Rent For Boy Scouts

City leaders in Philadelphia have told the local Boy Scout chapter that they must now pay market rent for their headquarters because they refuse to allow gay Scouts. The previous rent, negotiated in 1928 when the Scouts built the building on city land, was $1 annually. The new rent: $200,000 a year.

Philly's Cradle Of Liberty Boy Scout Council adopted a nondiscrimination policy in 2003 following the 2000 ruling by the Supreme Court that the Scouts were a private organization entitled to bar membership to anyone, but had to revoke the gay-inclusive policy when the National Council ruled that local chapters were not allowed to deviate from national rules. The Philadelphia chapter serves 64,000 Scouts.

Here's some reaction from the loons at Free Republic:

-"My guess is that now the 'city of brotherly love' means 'If I can’t molest your sons, then you need to get out!'"
-"I will not spend a dime in Philly or San Fran. Law abiding citizens need to get the hell out of hellholes and leave it to the pervert infested filth that call these places home."
-"Philadelphia has always been corrupt and unsafe but lately they also want to become a mecca for rump rangers."
-"Why do these perverts want to destroy everything good and decent about America????"

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