Curious diagnosis. I'm not sure exactly what is knee-jerk in my reaction. I acknowledged that, in principle, I support the position that sexual behavior has no place in Scouting and that I also supported the previous BSA de facto position that would not exclude some random 12-year-old who happened to think he might be gay.
So yes, I do think that Mormon influence facilitated that resolution. My reaction to the LDS position is that while almost no harm will come to Mormon troops, the same cannot be said for the rest of Scouting as the door is now opened and may not be easily closed to prevent the BSA from accepting homosexuals in position of leadership.
As for the question of my own religious or homosexual problems, I'll just assume that was an accidental attempt at an insult which I prefer not to address.
I don’t think your knee jerk reaction is in question, at least not by me. However, there are apparently many on this thread who blame the LDS Church for facilitating the change in scouting, whereas has been determined, is just the opposite. If not for the LDS Church and it’s substantial membership on the BSA board, the BSA would today embrace homosexual leaders.
Forgive the analogy, but I believe what happened is likened to what was to have been an amputation, but instead, surgically remedy the wound to become a slow bleed. I don’t believe society will allow it to heal, as it is what it is. But if the body becomes infected in the future, it must needs be allowed to die.
The irony here is that a few FReepers actually think the LDS church is embracing homosexuality, while in reality, it’s the Church that is keeping homosexual leaders out of scouting, while striving to save the youth that are lost.