When Jews Attack 277 – Victim – Boyscouts Of America – Attacker – Zach Wahls

Scouts for Equality, led by activist Zach Wahls,

has petitioned all of the organisation’s major sponsors in an attempt to get the BSA to overturn the ruling. Wahls is currently lobbying telecoms firm Verizon to pull its support for the BSA via petition website Change.org. So far over 63,000 people have signed the petition.

“I am thrilled that Merck & Company, a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical giant, has announced its foundation arm is immediately withdrawing funding from the Boy Scouts of America until the program ends its anti-gay membership policy,” he said.

In a statement, Merck said: “Merck Foundation has suspended all funding to the Boys Scouts of America. The Merck Foundation will consider funding the BSA again when the organization’s inclusion criteria has been expanded.

“The BSA’s policy of exclusion based on sexual orientation directly conflicts with the Merck Foundation’s giving guidelines. The foundation re-evaluated funding for the BSA when the organization restated its policy that excludes members on the basis of sexual orientation. Merck Foundation has notified the BSA of this decision.”