Letter: Atheists demand a preference    I agree with Larry
Dorr's June 10 letter, "Hope in first step to end bigotry,"
about needing to define "what equality really means." Yet, he
ignores the definition while accusing the Boy Scouts of America
of bigotry for allowing openly "gay scouts" but not atheists and
gay leaders.  Equality, which is grounded in the way we are
made, means treating that which is equal equally. Scouting
always allowed gay scouts. They didn't allow emphasizing
sexuality (the meaning of openly) in an organization that
doesn't emphasize sexuality. Especially sexuality that denies
the way we are sexually made (i.e. opposite-sex sexual desires
complement that males are physically made for sexual union with
females). Likewise, atheists are not banned. They must follow
Scout Law, including "A Scout is Reverent."  Dorr claims the Boy
Scouts violate a moral standard, thus committing bigotry. For
moral force, this standard cannot be a human invention but must
transcend humans for which they are ac