At one time, I considered remembering the BSA in my will; never thought they would give up their “morally straight” oath. Lesson learned: Satan can and will destroy any earthly institution.
As I already posted in a letter to the editor of my local paper, I can no longer support the BSA due to their betrayal of their Law and Oath which state things like being “morally straight” and “reverent to God”.
I spent over 13 years as an adult leader with my boys units. I held many different titles (den leader, cubmaster, assistant Scout master, to name the major ones) and worked with many great adults and boys. I was fortunate enough to watch my two boys earn their Eagle rankings. I had planned on continued volunteer work with the Troop that my boys were in, but now I can not support them.
I did receive some cold shoulders for voicing my belief, but most of the leaders I had worked with, feel the same way and most likely will also be leaving the organization. I can not imagine how the higher ups think this move will make boy scouts more popular. My boys were outgoing, self confident, athletes, but even they felt the pressure to leave Scouts in High School because it was looked at as not “cool”. NOW, with it embracing the homosexual agenda, it will only make it worse for quality boys to want to be a part of during the tough High School years.
Sick. Sad. A sign of the times.