This is stupid. Politicizing either the BSA or the GSA is a stupid idea.
Agreed...I wonder if the jackwad's name is Jeff Orr?
Our local Boy Scout troop had many discussions about the recent changes, and opted to stay in. Our troop is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus at our church, and there's tremendous parental involvement. Roughly 20% of our scouts earn Eagle Scout, as opposed to 2-3% nationwide.
My son loves it, and he's learning valuable lessons that will prepare him for adulthood.
I respect those who advocate boycotts of the BSA & GSA, but I merely ask that these be handled civilly. Adults berating kids? Not for me. It accomplishes nothing.
Both organizations have been hijacked for the Left. Sorry...but I’m a long-time BSA adult leader, and if I had a 11 or 12 year-old today, I wouldn’t even consider putting him in BSA.
BSA stacked the voting to create the outcome they wanted in the “new rule” they implemented in January, and the vast majority of BSA-registered adults were hard-over against it. BSA went against the values of the majority of its families and its adult leaders.
As for GSA, they’ve been political for decades. There are hundreds of stories about how GSA national and regional gatherings are “headlines” by pro-abortion, pro-feminist advocates to push political agendas.
I know hundreds of current and former BSA-member adults who have or had boys who were active in scouting, who also had girls. And I don’t think I could name even a handful of those families who had any positive words for GSA, or who put a daughter in GSA.
My youngest made Eagle rank a few months ago, and he and I are about to resign from BSA. We waited for a few events where our active status had meaning to others in the troop and District to pass, and we have about two weeks left until the last of those events is over. Once we get home from that evening’s activities we’ll be hanging up our Class A uniforms for good, and walking away from BSA for life.
Both of us are looking at Trail Life. After the stunt BSA national pulled with the vote on “alternate lifestyle choices” we’ll never again trust them to operate in the best interest of boys.
This is stupid. Politicizing either the BSA or the GSA is a stupid idea.
Really? Then the Boy Scouts should not have jumped on the Homosexual Bandwagon and the Girl Scouts should not have gotten in bed with the abortion industry...
You are known by the company you keep..........
Both organization have begun to rapidly lose members because of these actions.......
Politicizing either the BSA or the GSA is a stupid idea.