No atheists, no homosexuals, no merit for the Boy Scouts

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | November 18, 2002 | Larry Atkins

[SerpentDove]

>>Tell you what. After 10 years as a Scouter, I'll say that although you may not like Hillary's tone, her facts are on target. Scouting is especially hit with this by female single parents who are looking for a good male role model for their sons, so they put them in Scouting.<<

If you heard me arguing against those facts, you read things I NEVER SAID.

I never argued against that, and you have missed my point entirely.

My point was that Hillary and the left RIDICULE the nuclear family and advocate gay adoption and same-sex marriage. Of that there is no doubt.

Please re-read my post. Sheeeesh.

[RonF]

Actually, I've known a number of single guys in Scouting, and know a bunch still. They're all guys who were heavily involved in Scouting as youth and just stayed in once they aged out of the youth side of the program. And I assure you that none of them are gay. Let's just say that I've been involved with some off-the-reservation-and-out-of-uniform outings with them....

[The_Reader_David]

You are quite right in your description of the Buddhists' doctrine. But his simply makes my point: reverence in the BSA oath is not necessarily "reverence toward God."

[RonF]

You are quite right in your description of the Buddhists' doctrine. But his simply makes my point: reverence in the BSA oath is not necessarily "reverence toward God."

True enough. In the context of the Scout Oath you are required to say "God", but it is understood (and stated explicitly in BSA literature) that this doesn't mean you are pledging that you recognize any particular deity or deities, as long as you follow some kind of religious creed. It doesn't even have to be a recognized or organized religion.