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Article: Philly stands up to scouts.(Forward)(Philadelphia's Cradle of Liberty Council)(Brief article)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- July 15, 2008
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THE ENDURING WAR between the Boy Scouts and the gay rights movement has gone quiet as of late, but a blockbuster case in Philadelphia is bringing it back to the national discussion.
At issue is a parcel of land the local Boy Scouts chapter, the Cradle of Liberty Council, calls home. In 1928 the chapter acquired rights to the city-owned land, where they built their headquarters. In exchange for the tax-free property and a $1 annual lease, the Scouts were responsible for the land's upkeep, with the caveat that the city could revoke the property with at least one year's notice--and a year ago, that happened.
The council was told in late May 2007 that its ...