Can’t the leadership be gotten rid of (oops, I mean voluntarily resign) and the decision reversed? That would seem to be a far better outcome.
HF
That would be nice, in a dream world....
This viewpoint has been discussed in detail on FR. The short answer is "no". And here is why ...
1. O'Sullivan's First Law: All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing.
2. Cultural Marxism, which came out of the "Frankfurt School" has firmly taken root in the U.S. - public schools, media, philanthropic foundations, Hollywood, government, and some Christian denominations.
3. The LDS, Methodist, and Roman Catholic churches, which are the 3 largest denominations in chartering scout units, all have signalled that they will continue supporting BSA.
4. The largest homosexual rights group, The Human Rights Campaign, was founded in 1980. It started its Corporate Equality Index in 2000. Large corporations are pushed into embracing the qualifications set forth for a 100% score by their Human Resources Departements.
5. There are 3 officers on the BSA's National Executive Committee who are also CEOs of Fortune 500 corporations ...
a. Randall Stephenson, currently a BSA VP and expected to be elected the next BSA President in 2014. He is the CEO of AT&T. AT&T's HQ is in Dallas, TX. BSA's HQ is in Irving, TX, close-by. On 8/18/2008 AT&T donated U.S.$3 million to kick off nationwide support for the BSA's 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2010. AT&T donated the infra-structure for wireless communications at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Ft. A.P. Hill, VA. Over 5/30-6/02/2012 at the annual National Council business meeting, it was announced that AT&T had agreed to “light up” The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in WV with wireless telecommunications capability in time for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. AT&T has scored 100% on the HRC's CQI over the last 6 years.
b. James Turley, currently the BSA International Commissioner, is CEO of Ernst & Young. Chuck Norris wrote a column on 6/24/2012 exposing many troublesome connections bewteen Turley and the Obama administration. E&Y has scored 100% on the HRC's CQI over the last 6 years.
c. Rex Tillerson, currently the BSA Past President, is CEO of Exxon-Mobil. E-M's HQ is also in Irving, TX. He aggressively petitioned the leadership of the Southern Baptist Commission to not oppose the new membership standard.
6. It has been reported that an unidentified, former, member of the BSA National Executive Board has stated that the BSA's new crown jewel, The Summit Reserve, in WV is deeply in debt. The 18th National Scout Jamboree will be hled there over 7/15-24/2013. At least 50,000 are expected in attendance.