Posted on 05/25/2013 4:14:29 PM PDT by narses
Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger says he’s compelled to drop the department’s Boy Scouts of America charter after the organization opened its ranks to gay Scouts.
Wolfinger said the organization is promoting a lifestyle that’s against Idaho law. The sheriff said he sent a copy of the state law banning sodomy to the Inland Northwest Council of Boy Scouts, according to the Coeur d’Alene Press.
“It would be inappropriate for the sheriff’s office to sponsor an organization that is promoting a lifestyle that is in violation of state law,” Wolfinger said.
Tim McCandless, CEO of the Inland Northwest Council, said he wanted to speak with Wolfinger before commenting.
“I would encourage you to read the resolution that was passed, however.” McCandless said. “Sodomy is not allowed in scouting and is not an issue in this discussion.”
The organization on Thursday approved a plan to accept gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders. Of the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA’s National Council who cast ballots, 61 percent supported the proposal drafted by the governing Executive Committee. The policy change takes effect Jan. 1.
Wolfinger said he’s concerned BSA will eventually lift the ban on gay adult leaders.
“This just opens the door to having openly gay Scout leaders,” he said.
The Inland Northwest Council released a statement Thursday concerning adult leaders: “A change to the current membership policy for adult leaders was not under consideration; thus, the policy for adults remains in place. As the National Executive Committee just completed a lengthy review process, there are no plans for further review on this matter.”
Liberal Scout leaders — while supporting the proposal to accept gay youth — have made clear they want the ban on gay adults lifted as well.
In contrast, conservatives with the Scouts — including some churches that sponsor Scout units — wanted to continue excluding gay youths, in some cases threatening to defect if the ban were lifted.
“While people have different opinions about this policy, we can all agree that kids are better off when they are in Scouting,” McCandless said in a statement on Thursday. “I believe good people can disagree and still work together to accomplish great things for youth.”
A bullseye would do just fine for their purposes.
Yay for Idaho.
Yes. He’s a pederast.
So much for the BSA.
Might as well start the Hetero Scouts of America.
They’ll have a S&G tainted soul just by showing support of what they represent.
‘Young men of America.’ And BS to BS.
Everything that was wholesome and good is being destroyed by the Destroyer.
I hope the BSA support drops so low that it has to be disbanded. Lets see if they can operate on faggot funding. I could see Soros donating to them as long as the scouts in the chapters he sponsored were available to NAMBLA members
they made me say it
Honorable parents and leaders should have called for it to be disbanded - shut down - the first time they asked to be admitted.
And here I thought it was honorable shout out as if it came from the heart. Didn’t your parents teach you, don’t let anyone forced you into anything?
“The policy change takes effect Jan. 1.”
Folks, there are 7 months left to convince the BSA that this was NOT a smart financial thing to do. Appeals to morality had no effect on them. Money is their only concern.
Don’t give them a dime, deny them meeting places, withdraw your kids, & don’t donate to those who support this perversion or this newly perverted organization.
Money talks & everything else walks!
When one is sick, one must often take bitter, painful medicine to be cured, & risk death from the medicine rather than remain sick. The BSA National Council needs to be given the cure.
TRANSLATION: "Every word that comes out of my mouth is a lie, and there is nothing you can do about it."
it was an honest shout out cause you know this sherf is forced to follow the law and because of his good deed im forced to agree because i like it when goods things happen perforce
I gotcha! But I think the sheriff wants to follow the law. One more time..... Yay for Idaho!
Good for Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger.
YAY for Idaho! I went fishing there yesterday.
The Boy Scouts of Canada membership dropped 54% after they went homo. I think it might be a little higher here.
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