Posted on 05/24/2013 5:55:28 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
The reasons you have supported the Boy Scouts of America for more than 103 years have not changed. We will continue to be a leader in youth development and our Scouts will continue to be committed to their communities. With more than 2.6 million youth members, last year Scouts collected over seven million pounds of food for the hungry and contributed more than 13 million hours of service to their communities, and more than 57,000 Scouts earned the rank of Eagle – our largest class ever.
After embarking on months of comprehensive discussion and receiving an outpouring of support and feedback, the Board of Directors and key members of local council leadership voted on the following resolution:
Youth membership in the Boy Scouts of America is open to all youth who meet the specific membership requirements to join the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, and Venturing programs. Membership in any program of the Boy Scouts of America requires the youth member to (a) subscribe to and abide by the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law, (b) subscribe to and abide by the precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle (duty to God), and (c) demonstrate behavior that exemplifies the highest level of good conduct and respect for others and is consistent at all times with the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone. (emphasis added by SoFloFreeper)
The result of their vote determined that the Boy Scouts of America would adopt this resolution effective January 1, 2014. While we understand you may not agree with this decision we appreciate your continued support and dedication to Scouting and our young people.
Craig H. Shelley
Director, Development and Corporate Alliances
Boy Scouts of America
Good news. They have sold their souls. Let them brood alone.
I agree. Remember that Judas sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. I am sure that the BSA held out for more in corporate contributions.
What exactly are they going to do when they have a 12 year old raped by a 15, 16, or 17 year old openly gay scout. Don’t think it won’t happen. It already happens when the gays are closeted. The new policy opens the BSA to unlimited damages. Certainly more than a few large corporations can make up in additional donations.
As far as the Homosexuals. They where already allowed to join. They where just expected to do something they find impossible. STFU and keep it to themselves.
Wrong on churches. In case you have not noticed, many “churches” now worship diversity and tolerance. BSA is no longer problematic! Evangelical or bible believing churches will now drop BSA.
These homosexuals will soon control by theft BSA’s rather large endowment.
Such churches are declining. I expect the Southern Baptist Convention to give directive to their churches in the coming months.
Let the BSA run to the Episcopals for money.
For 3% of the public. How many % of 17 up boys. Who shouldn’t be sexually active until they’re married. Something the bsa has helped them with for lo this many years.
They had better find out soon amd for good. That they and their new benefactors, AT&T and the rest of their Gatsbyesque backers that that’s the only company they are going to have
I can’t imagine this going any better than when they tried to take over the clergy of the Cath Church
They should have drug their names through the dirt. Prior to yesterday the BSA was a pro family Asexual organization. They weren't smart enough or moral enough to fight corporate America where it hurt, their pocket book.
“When the fairies are displeased with anybody, they are said to send their elves to pinch them.
The ecclesiastics, when they are displeased with any civil state, make also their elves, that is, superstitious, enchanted subjects, to pinch their princes, by preaching sedition; or one prince, enchanted with promises, to pinch another.”
(Thomas Hobbes. Leviathan, 1651)
It is difficult to be reverent when God considers all forms of homosexuality an abomination. Homosexuality is blaspheme against the Creator.
>> I am sure there are some that will give in, but there are those of us that know the fight isn’t over.
I wish I could believe that.
If it were true... the vote today would have turned out ‘way different.
SIXTY PERCENT of the vote was in favor. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED??!?
“Sexuality develops over time, and it is precisely at the age of the Cub and the Boy Scouts that sexual identity becomes most open to confusion.”
You are correct, however that same homosexual boy can be reformed. If we cure enough of them, the parents that push this homosexual lifestyle onto the boys will start to think twice about where they put their little projects.
They don’t know if they wanna be called gays, fairies, homosexuals. I call ‘em c---suckers! I think that about spells it out. The gays want their rights, I’ll give them their rights. 10% off of vaseline now get the f*** back in the closet! OH!
Sorry but the fight is over. The BSA will be less than half it’s preset membership within a few years. Homosexuals don’t reproduce naturally. They self decline without indoctrination.
Just ask the Shaker movement how long a non reproductive movement survives.
...another sodomite enabler from the northeast...
[[The reasons you have supported the Boy Scouts of America for more than 103 years have not changed.]]
Oh yes it has! Are you people friggin idiots? Or do you just not get it?
[[We will continue to be a leader in youth development]]
Developement into what? Flaming homosexuals?
[[With more than 2.6 million youth members, last year Scouts collected over seven million pounds of food for the hungry and contributed more than 13 million hours of service to their communities, and more than 57,000 Scouts earned the rank of Eagle – our largest class ever.]]
Well bully for you- but that does NOT excuse the FACT that you rammed your homosexual agenda down the throats of Americans who just wanted a good clean moral environment for their kids to participate in- and you did it behind closed doors without the parent’s consent you cowards
[[After embarking on months of comprehensive discussion and receiving an outpouring of support and feedback,]]
BS- here- let me tell itl iek it really was... after havign decided right fro mthe get go that we wanted gay kids and leaders i nthe scouts of America to prey on little innocent children and to warp and twist hteir minds before they’ve had a chance to actually be children- we decided that we know best and that Christians and peopel with moral values don’t count anymore, so we listened to a ‘great outpouring fro mthe gay community, while ignorign hte overwhelming outpouring fro mthe straight and moral community, and decided we were goign to do what we had set otu to do i nthe first place regardless of what theoutcome actaully was.
[[Membership in any program of the Boy Scouts of America requires the youth member to (a) subscribe to and abide by the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law,]]
Will thsoe ‘values’ be yupdated to include the ‘value’ of preyign on heterosexual boys to try to get htem to betray their consciences and to becoem gay? Does it include the ‘value’ of preyign on straight kids and raping htem? Because as we;ve seen i nthe military- once you open the door to open and upfront expression of devient lifestyles, you WILL experience increased epidemic gay sexual assaults- so tell us- what are your plans to tell the parents whos kids will get raped by gay kids within their own group? How are you goign to make it right then? Will you tell them that the gay kid was just excersizing the scouts ‘values’; durign hte rape?
[[b) subscribe to and abide by the precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle (duty to God), ]]
Hmmm- pretty sure God calls homosexuality an ABOMINATION- look that word up Craig- it’s as strong a word of condemnation as you can have- it means God HATES homosexuality- and a person can NOT ascribe to a ‘Religious principle’ whiel at the same time IGNORING one of God’;s swtrongest condemnations you dolt
[[(c) demonstrate behavior that exemplifies the highest level of good conduct and respect for others]]
Is that what you are goign to tell the poor heterosexual child who is raped by an older scout whiel he lies in his own blood reelign in pain and embarrassment and self loathing? Again, ask the military just how well enstatign the ban on ‘don’t ask don ‘t tell’ has worked for them- Gay rapes are now an epidemic- You dolt
[[No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.]]
What next Dolt? “No dult may be denied membership irregarldess of whether they have ever doen time for gay child rape, or because of their sexual preferences/orientation’? What abotu men who love sheep? Love multiple partners? Love whatever the hell deviency they can think of? Are you goign to ‘discriminate’ agaisnt those perverts? Or are you goign to pass a new like liek htis last one that breaks down the moral walls that once protected our kids for generations? You dolt!
[[While we understand you may not agree with this decision we appreciate your continued support and dedication to Scouting and our young people.]]
Psssst- since you @$%$#$# no longer care abotu protectign our kids from sexual predators both old and young- you can kiss our support of your organization goodbye... You friggin dolt
[[Good for you! How would it play out if a local Council refused to abide by the directive?]]
It wil lbe taken to the supreme court, and the supreme court will fidn that thsoe that refuse to abide are being ‘hateful’ and will be barred from serving i nthe scouts for violation of the rules set forth by the Gay scouts of America
On today's broadcast (Friday May 24, 2013), Mr. John Stemberg tells Rick Wiles at Trunews.com why he is discarding his Boy Scout uniform after more than 37 years of affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America.
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