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Friday, June 08, 2012

Boy Scouts Not Changing Membership Policy That Bans Openly Gay Scouts and Scout Leaders

The Boy Scouts of America will not reconsider its policy banning openly gay boy scouts and scout leaders from participating in the organization despite a recent online petition, signed by 275,000 people, calling for a change in policy and a resolution calling for local Boy Scout chapters to decide their own membership policies.

“Contrary to media reports, the Boy Scouts of America has no plans to change its membership policy. The introduction of a resolution does not indicate the organization is ‘reviewing’ a policy or signal a change in direction,” according to an official statement from the Boy Scouts of America national office.

“The BSA is a voluntary, private organization that sets policies that are best for the organization,” reads the statement.  “The BSA welcomes all who share its beliefs but does not criticize or condemn those who wish to follow a different path.”

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gays need to stop bullying the Boy scouts.

Anonymous said...

My son will never be a Boy Scout while this policy is in place and I'll never support their fundraisers either.

Anonymous said...

On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.

Anonymous said...

Amen 5:32,7:26.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE HOW THE SCOUTS ARE RUN THEN LEAVE THEM HELL ALONE AND GO PURSUE YOUR OWN GAY FANTASIES, LIBERAL NUTCASES. GO RUIN SOME OTHER COUNTRY.

Anonymous said...

5:46 - you have the right to not support the Boy Scouts and they have the right to not allow members of deviant sexual groups to join their ranks. It's really that simple. We live in a country where we have choices, you don't have to like it. If you had the gumption you could start your own gay/lesbian/transgender group and maybe even give out a badge for antiqueing, but my guess is you would rather just complain.

Anonymous said...

@5:46 The Scouts have done just fine for the last 100 years without your help.

Anonymous said...

5:46
Good. If your raising your child to accept homosexuality as "normal" he doesn't need to be in boy scouts anyway.
Maybe you can start a group called the Metropanzy-scouts. Then they can have sewing, cooking and decorating classes for merit badges to become a rainbow scout!
Sweetie.

Anonymous said...

good for them.

Anonymous said...

“The BSA welcomes all who share its beliefs but does not criticize or condemn those who wish to follow a different path.”

whatever..

Anonymous said...

No openly gay Boy Scout leaders are allowed? Why, that's an abomination! An outrage! I mean, really, who is going to teach our young men how to accessorize...

Ms. Eric Holder said...

Well, now we know Obama cannot be a Boy Scout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Why do gays want access to young boys?