"In the abstract, these are not flags.
Like the Styrofoam faux Greek columns, these objects are part of the set. They are only props. These were Democrats, they seldom have the flag in their dramas. Obama disdains to wear a flag pin for fear of upsetting his voters."
The scouts have an oath.
On my honor....
I will do my duty to God and my country
This action was to country
God Bless the Boy Scouts...I, too, am a holdout from United Way at work, altho they say that all the United Way donations stay in Alaska, and we can designate to whom we want our contributions to go...ie the Boy Scouts.