Posted on 06/03/2004 10:49:01 PM PDT by kattracks
One of the most outrageous injustices occurring in our society is the homosexual activists' relentless assault on the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), all because the BSA will not conform its standards to accommodate their lifestyle.
It's not enough that even the liberal United States Supreme Court ruled in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale that the Constitution guarantees the BSA's right to exclude homosexuals from leadership positions in its organization. Homosexual activists will not take no for an answer. Their brand of tolerance insists that no tolerance be accorded the Scouts.
Forget the BSA's constitutional right to freely associate with whomever they please. No one dares to withhold approval of the homosexual lifestyle lest they invite the unquenchable wrath of homosexual activists who, ironically, insist their aim is to prevent hatred.
Have we turned our backs on traditional morality so completely in this country that we won't even stand up for one of the last remaining groups that has the unwavering integrity and fortitude to resist the onslaught against decency so rampant in our popular culture?
How many times have you heard people, your own friends and acquaintances, lament the demise of our moral fabric? Yet when that rare group fights to preserve traditional values we mostly sit idly by as the culture unleashes its vengeance against it.
Ever since the Dale case, the homosexual lobby has redoubled its efforts to cripple this fine organization through sheer bullying tactics and intimidation. When will those who appreciate the work of the Scouts begin to speak up on their behalf and denounce and perhaps even boycott those organizations conspiring to hasten their capitulation to the culture?
No, homosexual activists and some of their political supporters will not be denied. In Madison, Wis., the Boy Scouts volunteered to assist with the city's Fourth of July celebration in exchange for a modest donation. But the Madison City Council passed a measure to compel the organizers of the fireworks display not to donate to the Boy Scouts because of the BSA's "anti-gay" stance.
Though it is not a city-run event, the council felt justified in intervening because the city contributes $60,000 toward it. Councilman Steve Holtzman said, "This is an inclusive event, and we simply will not support organizations that have a discriminatory policy." The mayor disagrees, saying, "It sends a terrible message. I think for the city to be dictating where the funds go is a little presumptuous."
In keeping with their character, the Scouts said they would nevertheless help with the event, even without the donation. But such graciousness will not take them out of the line of fire. This is a war, and the homosexual lobby seems to have plenty of allies.
Take the United Way in Portland, Ore., for example, which cut off $150,000 in funding to some 53,000 inner-city children because the Boy Scouts help them with a number of activities. United Way chapters in other major cities have also severed ties with the Scouts, including San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Madison, Sacramento, Hartford, Seattle, Dallas, Tucson, Providence, Santa Fe, Miami, Portland, Maine and Portland, Ore.
There's more. The city of Berkeley, Calif., denied the Sea Scouts free berthing rights at a local dock because of their relationship with the BSA. The California Supreme Court decreed that state judges working with the Scouts must not sit on any case involving homosexuals. The state of Connecticut prevented its employees from using their voluntary payroll deductions to donate to the Scouts, though they have been among the eligible beneficiaries of the state's charitable program for more than 30 years. And get this, when the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the right of the state to discriminate against the scouts, Judge Guido Calabresi blistered the Scouts in a footnote to the ruling, essentially saying the state could make the scouts "pay a price" for their position on homosexuals.
A federal judge ruled that the city of San Diego could not lease public park land to the Scouts because they were a religious organization. Keep in mind that the Scouts fervently deny their aim is to promote religion. But since they do promote traditional values, which some in the popular culture find offensive, they have now been deemed a religious group. Is that the point at which we've arrived in this nation: Any group that adheres to Christian values will be speciously classified as religious? Can you think of a better way to secularize a society by coercion?
I simply don't understand the silence from those who say they support the Scouts.
©2004 Creators Syndicate, Inc.
I simply had no idea that it was getting so bad out there. I quit giving to the United Way because of their stand on gays and the BSA. I always tell whoever is soliciting money why I am not giving. I guess I should do more for the BSA directly.
Anybody seen the Dale guy lately. Paul Harvey had a story about 2 weeks after the N. J. case, in which he was found hanging, inverted, nude, with ankles taped together, in Fla. Local law said it was not being treated as a crime scene, but some kind of "ritual". Said his feet could have to be amputated. News has been silent on this story. Dale isn't the "darling" of the nightly news, and hasn't been seen. New feet take some gettin use to, I reckon. Anyone in Fla. know anything of this?
Yes, I also quit giving to the United Way about 8 years ago for the same reason. Does the United Way care that they are losing donations? Apparently not.
It is the same way with newspapers. They hold up liberal causes and denigrate conservative ones. So being a conservative, I stopped buying the liberal rags and went to the Internet. Do the papers care about declining readership? Apparently not.
So my prediction is that these organizations will break down. Other funding methods will overtake the United Way. Newspapers will go bankrupt as soon as advertisers figure out that the liberal emperors has no clothes.
I cut off the united way many years ago when I found they were funding peta. I give money to my church and that's all. too many of these "charities are either front groups for commies or are diverting money to them
"Paul Harvey had a story about 2 weeks after the N. J. case, in which he was found hanging, inverted, nude, with ankles taped together"
And he STILL was able to do his radio show!!
Ed
I halted on United Way too...for the basic reasons...they simply aren't a neutral type organization. I don't necessarily believe its the leadership at the top of the pole...these dimwits who got into group back in the 1970s...have edged it into this position. These are the state or local folks who have a little "empire" and ensure its connected to their charities.
ALL:
If you support the traditonal values of Scouting, and if you believe Scouting can be a valuable ministry to Episcopal youth, please visit the Episcopal Scouters Discussion Forum:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/episcopal_scouters/
This group is for Episcopalian Scouts and Scouters, but non-Episcopalian Scouts and Scouters are also welcome, especially those in parish-sponsored units. "Continuing Anglicans", "Orthodox Anglicans", Campfire, Girl Scouts and 4-H members are also welcome. All are welcome to discuss: Duty to God, Scouting in the Church, the religious emblems program, camp chaplaincy, etc.
I'm the moderator -- we'd love to have you join us, and please spread the word about Episcopal Scouting!
Fred Goodwin
Diocese of West Texas
Alamo Area Council
fgoodwin@sbcglobal.net
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