I think it's pretty clear-cut that requiring a god-oath IS
religious discrimination, and (like in the US) the core issue is
whether the Scout Association can practice religious discrimination,
and that if it can, that it properly identify itself as a religious
organisation that requires members to believe in a god (or maybe
more):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/31/nscout131.xml

Scout's oath 'is religious discrimination'

By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent

The Scout Association has been reported to the equality watchdog for
allegedly discriminating against atheists by making them swear an oath
to God.

...

Members in Britain, where there are nearly half a million scouts, have
to promise to "do their best to do their duty to God and to the
Queen", to help other people and to keep Scout law.

To accomodate the movement's 28 million members around the world, the
words can be modified to encompass non-Christian faiths.

Philly's cold shoulder

<http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080122/EDITORIAL/843614516/1013>
http://tinyurl.com/3c6ant

By Hans Zeiger
January 22, 2008

The youth of Philadelphia are in danger. There are as many as 3,900
homeless families in Philadelphia. Only about half of Philadelphia
ninth-graders graduate from high school within four years, and last
year's state standardized math and reading tests came back to 11th
graders in Philadelphia public schools with 70 percent of scores below
proficient. In 2006, 1,030 young Philadelphians between the ages of 7
and 24 were shot; 179 kids were murdered.

Michael orneveien.org> writes:

And for people to discuss. I actually called the Pike's Peak
council and asked if atheists can join the programs paid for
by HUD grant money, and they said no. That's dishonest and
illegal on the face of it.

In article orneveien.org>, Michael wrote:

Michael orneveien.org> wrote:

This "Issue" has been beaten to death -- in the courts --
by the BSA itself. They won't take atheists. They won't
take gay kids. They are constantly stuffing their pockets
with taxpayer money.

They are parasites.

The call themselves a private religious group

Michael orneveien.org> wrote:

....so you'd think that if they wanted to discriminate, they
could afford to do it on their own dime, instead of at taxpayer
expense.

Amazing, isn't it?

These people are so evil that they want to steal the money they
use to shit on others....

And, oh: Go fuck yourself really hard, and without any butter.

Thanks in advance.

Brian Westley visi.com> wrote:

Not to mention gay kids.

Michael said:

BSA is trying to teach young men to ignore injustice,
because that's contentious and confrontational? Do
you have anything at all to support that statement?

[snips]

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:58:59 -0700, Michael wrote:

Then they have no need to take $5,000 they're not entitled to to support a
religious organisation. If that organisation wants money, it can hold a
bake sale or fleece the faithful.

Michael orneveien.org> writes: