said by JPuppy :

Good riddance. Under no circumstances should public money subsidize groups who have discrimination written into their charter.

Boy Scout vote fired up Kelly’s foes

By Jeff Shields

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Paul Corbett doesn't have anything personal against City Councilman Jack Kelly. He just wants Kelly out of office for trying to evict the local Boy Scouts from their city-owned headquarters because of the national organization's anti-gay policy.

In September, the 78-year-old Corbett, a Republican like Kelly, sent a warning letter: Unless Kelly reversed his position on kicking the scouts out of their city-owned building on Logan Square, Corbett would target him with 20,000 fliers that he said highlighted Kelly's support of "the homosexual agenda which would promote sodomy to our youth."

Kelly didn't bite. Corbett did. On weekends leading up to the Nov. 6 election, Corbett and his ad hoc committee, Citizens Opposed to Politicians Who Pander to Perverts, leafletted cars outside churches in the Northeast.

The "Voter Alert," printed on yellow index cards, read: "Councilman Jack Kelly voted with the homosexual lobby to remove the Boy Scouts from their city rent-free headquarters. The Scouts can remain only if they agree with the homosexual agenda which would promote sodomy to our youth."

said by Backspace :

Hmmm.... I missed the part where it said that public money was subsidizing the Boy Scouts. They are a PRIVATE organization who built their own building with their own money,

said by JPuppy :

It's in the article. They're renting city property at below market value. That's an implicit subsidy. The quote from Street himself says they can stay if they pay market rates.