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My letter to the Boy Scouts of America
JEFFHEAD.COM ^ | May 25, 2013 | Jeff Head

Posted on 05/25/2013 9:33:42 AM PDT by Jeff Head

I have been involved to one degree or another with scouting my whole life. Either as a scout myself, a volunteer leader (including a Scout Master and on the local Scouting Committee on numerous occassions), or an annual doner. No more. For the reasons I cite, I can no longer support the organization either myself, or for my own grandsons.

So, this is a letter I sent to the Boy Scouts of America regarding their recent "vote," on accepting openly gay young men as scouts:


MY LETTER TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Boy Scouts of America
May 24, 2013,

I was in Scouting as a youth. I have been a leader, including a Scout Master, and a member of our Scout Committee, serving as the Advancement chair on occassion. I have also donated to scouting my entire life.

As a result of your recent decision regarding openly gay youth being able to join scouting, I personally will not be giving another dime to the BSA.

I will also recommend that my children not enroll any of our grandsons into the organization...as much as it pains me, and as much as I regret the loss of this once great organization.

Part of Scouting is to be "morally straight." Those words have meaning. A gay life style is not "morally straight." Societal mores may change. But the truth does not...and you do not advance the truth by giving in to or accepting such behavior or inclinations and trying to call them "normal," or okay.

The homosexual community is now going to recruit 16-17 year old boys to become open members of the scouting organization. I do not want my 12-14 year old grandsons, or any other youth exposed to such individuals on campouts. Plain and simple. Not worth the risk.

If you think this will not be discussed, and that such kids will not promote that life-style through conversations at such events...you are deluding yourselves.

My church, the LDS Church, will continue with the scout program within its own congregations until and unless they accept adult leaders who are homosexual. That is what the Church has indicated is its line. The Church teaches that homosexuals can be members of the church as long as they are celebate in these desires. In other words, they can have urges, but if they resist temptation and rely on the atonementof Christ, then they can be members in good standing as much as a heterosexual who does not commit fornication or adultery.

While I can understand this, and agree with it spiritually when it comes to young people who are serious about trying to overcome this deviant lifestyle...for the reasons I just enumerated I cannot support it within the scouts. The Boy Scouts are a seperate, private organization apart from the church, whom seek my private support. I will no longer give it.

I simply cannot, and will not risk that set of circumstances on my own grandkids, or anyone else's if I can help it. And I can help it by not supporting either materially, monetarily, or with my time an organization that has decided to abdicate the moral high ground in order to retain large donations from organizations that have already embraced this homosexual agenda and its strawman "sexual orientation" argurment, or who would avoid adverse public relations pressure from the homosexual community. Make no mistake, those are precisely the issues in play here. As I said, the truth is the truth, and despite million dollar donations, or adverse publicity,"morally straight," means something. Something intrinsic that cannot and must not be auctioned off.

BSA, how could you?

Sincerely,

Jeff Head
Emmett, ID
USA

America is at the Crossroads of History, we cannot, and will not choose the right path if we abdicate eternal principles in order to avoid criticism by the liberal progressive elements in today's society who believe in amorality, and a moving set of societal mores. Our nation, our people, have been great historically precisely because we as a people, from our founding, embraced and upheld fundamental moral principal as enumerated to us through the Gosepl of Jesus Christ. Tolerant? yes. Abidating those pricniples to those who reject them? No.

God bless us as a people to return to our roots, and to elect individuals of high moral standing and courage who will hold those lines.

THE PROGRESSIVE/LIBERAL TRAIN WRECK


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To: Jeff Head
I'm beginning to suspect that these letters will be music to their ears. They want the conservatives out. By this time next year, females will be completely integrated into the BSA at every level, the membership rolls will surge making up for and exceeding the 400,000 projected loss. The the BSA will no longer be called the "BSA", it will probably be called the "Young Pioneers" or something.

I'm not saying that the we should stop writing letters in protest or stop quitting the BSA. But a defiant part of me thinks we should fight at the grassroots level and vigorously discriminate not only against gays but against the lying liberals that have done this. Make every single meeting and event an opportunity to tell boys about every sin that is common to man, and about how God calls some men to repentance and salvation and gives other men over to sin in self inflicted and recursive judgement. Don't just quit, but make them exterminate you as martyrs and scorch the earth in the process. Prophesy the truth and give the battle to God.

1 King 18:21
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him, but if Baal be he, then go after him. And the people answered him not a word.

121 posted on 05/25/2013 1:26:24 PM PDT by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific)
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To: Slyfox

what you put out there is what talk radio should have been talking about.

Everyone ignorant coward should read that and then tell us we should not mention social issues, for those who stayed quiet to their friends, family, at work have only helped the homostapo reach it’s goals.

That what you put out should be on this site on the front page for all to see but I also would post this]

http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm.

We know social issues is all what the left cares for, they crave and live for social issues for they know that once the morals and family have been destroyed then the country has been destroyed.

Don’t mention social issues at election times some say, ARF, well staying silent has only helped them to pass this insanity and put boys and men in danger and be raped.

No coincidence that don’t ask was overturned and sexual assaults on men by men in the military has sky rocketed but notice how the media only mentions rapes on women and not men


122 posted on 05/25/2013 1:43:07 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Old Sarge

Yes! Indeed!

Our nation’s HOMOSEXUAL and MARXIST run socialist-entitlement K-12 indoctrination centers are closed on Monday.

On Tuesday, those protesting the action of the BSA will **willingly** send their children into the HOMOSEXUAL and MARXIST run socialist-entitlement K-12 schools to have their heads pumped full of GODLESS MARXIST and HOMOSEXUAL indoctrination.


123 posted on 05/25/2013 1:43:59 PM PDT by wintertime
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To: Iron Munro
Churches and organized religions are next.
Next? What do you mean "next?" Ask any FORMER Episcopalian. They attacked the churches first.
124 posted on 05/25/2013 1:44:36 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( EVERY DIME Obama Spends is given to him by the Republicans in the House.)
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To: skeeter
Whats sad is you would throw a sexually confused kid out of the scouts, who may have tried to hide his problem, when you might have made a positive influence in his life. Kids like this need serious **ADULT** spiritual, emotional, and psychological counseling. **BOYS** aged 12 to 18 should not be burdened with this task.
125 posted on 05/25/2013 1:46:50 PM PDT by wintertime
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To: Jeff Head

how many facilitiess will close their doors to the scouts?

will the homosexuals now force publik skouls to take in the scouts? (pair them with their indoctrination clubs?)

This was a deal with the devil that has nothing to do with religion.

This was about ENDORSING the “born that way” myth.


126 posted on 05/25/2013 1:49:17 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: clintonh8r

it seems every will must have a “homosexual deviant” clause to prevent donations going to surrender monkeys.


127 posted on 05/25/2013 1:53:37 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: wintertime
That was supposed to be my point. Kids shouldn't be talking about sexual orientation - of any kind - in the scouts, period.

What they are supposed to be is a healthy environment, with positive adult roll models, where kids can acquire skills and experiences having nothing to do with adult problems.

128 posted on 05/25/2013 1:54:17 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: DoughtyOne
This country is done for.

Defeat(ism) is not an option.

129 posted on 05/25/2013 1:55:14 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back The Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: longtermmemmory

I honestly don’t understand this queer pride crap.

If it is their own business on how they have sex ten why have parades, rainbow flags and stickers, why have shirts saying pride, .
We don’t see normal folk having parades on how they have sex, wear shirts and have flags. Years ago they used to say it was their bedroom but then it went to civil unions, then marriage, then teach in schools, not just public schools but all sorts of schools, then TV, then adoption, then force others to pretend to accept their perversion.

If they wanted boy scouts then set their own up, but of course the real agenda is to get queer leaders taking boys into the woods and being around boys.

How anyone can keep their boys in the boy scouts is beyond me, hell my boys , well my oldest wanted seals or marine recon but not now after how Obama and the homostapo have yet again attacked the military and destroyed it and now we see rapes on men jump to record levels since don;t ask was overturned


130 posted on 05/25/2013 2:04:36 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: DTogo

makes me want to fight these people even more now.

If they want to go out and tell me I have to accept this crap and they are wanting to ruin family, adoption, mess kids up mentally because they are all screwed up then screw that, I will fight them more.

If they are not mentally screwed up then why is it a woman doesn;t like the real thing , doesn’t like men but then pretends she is a man and has to wear a strap on and then pretend she is a guy to another woman.
They act, dress, walk, even hold their boobs in to try and be a guy
They are screwed up in the head ust like aman doing what he does to another man


131 posted on 05/25/2013 2:07:01 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Jeff Head

>> I encourage everyone to write similar letters/emails.

I gave the idiots fair warning regarding contributions.


132 posted on 05/25/2013 2:09:19 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: 41Thunder

Well, when I look what our fighting since Reagan has gained us, I realize that what I want and hope for, is not being implemented.

Just keepin it real.


133 posted on 05/25/2013 2:12:44 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Funny thing happened on the way to the Constitution burning, Lefties rights were violated...)
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To: DTogo

DTogo, I think we have to tell it like it is. We need folks to hear the darkest description of this. If they don’t, they are not going to wake up, and we’re going to continue in the same direction.

The real question is, do we want our nation or not?

If folks don’t wake up now, my prediction is dead on target.

And frankly, look where we’ve come since Reagan, and we were protesting every step of the way.


134 posted on 05/25/2013 2:19:45 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Funny thing happened on the way to the Constitution burning, Lefties rights were violated...)
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To: DoughtyOne

agree, if people stay silent and never speak up then of course the left gets what it wants.

We have a party for the most part which won’t mention anything about this, and then talk radio is pathetic on social issues


135 posted on 05/25/2013 2:27:04 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: manc

Agreed... pathetic it is.

Nobody represents decent Americans any longer, U. S. Citizens.


136 posted on 05/25/2013 3:07:49 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Funny thing happened on the way to the Constitution burning, Lefties rights were violated...)
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To: gemoftheocean

My kingdom for a horse.

I, too, would give almost anything to not have to hear it.

Woke up from a nap thinking (since November, I wake up every morning thinking; it is a national nightmare) that the same thing has a\happened all over. In corporations, the military, etc, they all have to be sensitive to the gay agenda or the gays will take over the establishment, but, lo, not being satisfied, they take over anyway, and that in the case of the BSA and military, they must use legal and govo-political means, respectively.

I don’t wonder why they don’t just start their own. They don’t want a group, they want others to not have a group by ruining it.

And they have money and smarts and time to win the legal arguments.

Others, people of good will, are not ready nor interested in the spiritual battle that’s going on. they’re not interested in fighting tough, not wanting to face it, too busy leading nice and decent lives, and the more successful they are, the less time they have for this crap.

My thoughts go to suggesting something, anything. and that is never a good position, it suggests that I do something, and I had better figure out why I just don’t.

I have never been involved in BSA. Sociologically, I am the furthest away from it.

I do, however, recognize it as having been an institution vital to formation of boy to men. And I’d like to see some body fight this takeover by doing something to preserve the name of Eagle Scout. I started hearing, last year, screeches of oh, he’s gay, in response to the name “Boy Scout” and that’s where the future belongs.

Our legal system has allowed for this. there might be something that can be done, as people start facing it. Maybe not.


137 posted on 05/25/2013 3:35:34 PM PDT by stanne
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To: squarebarb
40 ... Just like the Episcopal church. The aveerage churchgoer left, and the homosexuals got all the Episcopal real estate and investments.

... and the TEC is dying. Average Sunday attendance, the number of baptisms/marriages continue to decline. The national office is bleeding red ink by committing lawfare against parishes who leave the denomination and try to take their real property with them. That, and keeping the coffers filled for the clergy's retirement benefits. The dead white guy trust funds left to the big TEC churches in the northeast U.S. are drying up.

138 posted on 05/25/2013 3:56:30 PM PDT by MacNaughton
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To: CodeToad
34 P.S. Let me remind you of what a Congress Critter once said about emails, letters, and phone calls: “You can send me 25,000 letters, emails, and phone calls in a day but there will always be someone I can take to lunch that day who will hand me $250,000 to ignore you.”

This is what is happening with the BSA: Someone is funding them to a very large degree that wants homosexuals in the BSA and all your complaining will fall on their deaf ears and bank accounts.

Ding! Ding!! Ding!!! Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Italian communist Antonio Gramsci (1881-1937) outlined this approach in his "long march through the institutions." David Horowitz has written about how more than half of the not-for-profit foundations founded by dead white guy capitalists/tycoons/industrialists have had their board of directors taken over by the progressives from within since the 1960s. This is a major source of the grant funding for all of the communist/progressive causes. 34

139 posted on 05/25/2013 4:04:10 PM PDT by MacNaughton
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To: boxlunch
70 My husband asked, and I don’t know, what is the organizational structure that allowed these turncoat, pro-homosexual leadership to rise up to the level of the executive council or whatever it was called that just made this decision? I don’t know the organizational structure of scouting, but would venture to guess this was NOT the majority opinion at the local scouting level. Can anyone answer that who understands the scouting leadership structure?

Members of the National Council National Executive Committee, ~23 officers
National President 1
National Commissioner 1
Chief Scout Executive 1
Past National President 1
executive vice-president 1
vice-presidents ~ 11
International Commissioner 1
treasurer 1
assistant treasurers ~
1 National Advisory Council chairman 1
regional presidents 4
National Executive Board: includes 5 youth members, ~ 49
National Eagle Scout Association Chairman of the Board of Regents 1
area presidents 26
council Key-3’s: 3 x 294 = 882
other, including honorary + extra council seats for larger councils ~ 419
Total ~ 1,400

The professional scouters make up a small number of the voting delegates, i.e., the Chief Scout Executive and ~ 292 local council scout executives. The individual councils are represented at the annual business meeting with a range of 3-15 delegates, determined by the number of scouts in the council.

The National Executive Committee, ~23 members, are the officers of the National Executive Board, ~ 72 members. As with any oganization, the power to set the agenda lies with the executive committee/officers. The people who get recruited for these volunteers positions, are by and large, immensely successful business people who agree to donate to the BSA from their own pockets (just like FoS, Friends of Scouting, at the local council level) and get their companies to financially support BSA.

Basically what has happened is that a number of the men on the National Executive Committee are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies whose companies have totally bought into their Human Resources Departments support of all things homosexual. The BSA "suits" in Irving, TX, are addicted to the corporate largess.

140 posted on 05/25/2013 4:25:25 PM PDT by MacNaughton
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