Yeah, right. They are going to allow "individual councils" to decide whether to admit gays or not, asserting that those councils who choose not to will be able to keep gays away from their young boys. Except......what happens when boys and leaders from different councils are TOGETHER at the various scout camps for "multi-council" activities??? Guess what, the "non-gay-allowing" councils youths will be in direct contact with "gay allowing" councils.
Guaranteed to destroy the Boy Scouts. Let the queers go off and form their own organization of "Gay Scouts".
Excellent point! Nothing is stopping anyone from starting a competing organization that allows gay people to be scoutmasters.
Nothing except the reality of certain failure, that is.
The councils will not be able to fight the battle. They don't have the financial resources or the collective power of the national organization. It pretty much spells the end of the BSA once they're fractured. Its sad that they lost their will to stand firm.