Ind. lawmaker stands by Girl Scouts criticism
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Posted: 9:27 PM Feb 21, 2012
Ind. lawmaker stands by Girl Scouts criticism
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A ridiculed Indiana lawmaker is standing by his allegations that the Girl Scouts are a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality.
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A ridiculed Indiana lawmaker is standing by his allegations that the Girl Scouts are a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality.

Republican Rep. Bob Morris, of Fort Wayne, told The Associated Press Tuesday that people should do more research into the 100-year-old scouting organization before accepting them as a benevolent group.

Morris' opposition became the butt of jokes inside the House Tuesday. Speaker Brian Bosma, a fellow Republican, joked that he bought 278 cases of Girl Scout cookies. Bosma spent much of the day handing out Thin Mint cookies to lawmakers.

Morris wrote a letter to House Republicans Saturday accusing the scouts of being a "tactical arm" of Planned Parenthood.

The Girl Scouts flatly denied Morris' charges. And Planned Parenthood issued a separate statement calling Morris' charges "woefully inaccurate."
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