Boy Scouts

I was a Cub Scout, then a Boy Scout. I still remember events from those "good old days." It was a great life experience to be a Scout.

Now the BSA national board is discussing a proposal to remove the national restriction regarding sexual orientation. But they still haven’t discussed removing the atheist restriction. If they allow one, they have allowed the other.

There are politics in play, since the board is comprised of corporate big wigs that have already bent over in their companies. They are trying to shift the fight to local councils which will have to give in or disband because of lack of funding.

The Supreme Court upheld the ban. But, now the end run is to try to force an agenda on Scouts that they have taken an oath against. "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."

And, the Scout law simply states: "A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent."

To James Turley, CEO of Ernst & Young, and Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T, the two leaders in pressuring the repeal of the ban, I say:  "If the organization fails by holding firm, at least they will go down with honor."

Don’t mess with Texas, the Boy Scouts or the Salvation Army. You will make this grumpy old man angry.

PMO
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