You ain't just a whistlin' Dixie . . .
Posted on 01/04/2014 12:00:07 PM PST by T Ruth
It was Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2013. The huge hall was overflowing, the convention sold out. Over 1,200 attendees, with many spilling out into the foyer, eagerly awaited the announcement. What would this safe, moral and non-sexualized alternative to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) look like? With a stirring introductory video came the answer: “Trail Life USA” would now endeavor to “be the premier national character development organization for young men, which produces godly and responsible husbands, fathers and citizens.”
The reveal, eagerly anticipated by hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of Americans was met with rousing cheers. “Our mission is simple and clear,” came the official mission statement, “to guide generations of courageous young men to honor God, lead with integrity, serve others and experience outdoor adventure.”
A brief summary from the new scouting-like organization’s website reads as follows:
“Most guys want exciting outdoor adventure with their friends. We’ve got that! Trips and travel? That, too. Camping. Check. Physical and mental challenge? Yep. And awards? Of course!
“Trail Life USA is a Christian adventure, character and leadership movement for young men.The K-12 program centers on outdoor experiences that build a young man’s skills and allow him to grow on a personal level and as a role model and leader for his peers. Living the Trail Life is a journey established on timeless values derived from the Bible.”
Countless men and boys who once called themselves “Boy Scouts” will now proudly bear the title of “Trailman.”
Back in May, millions of Americans were shocked and saddened when the BSA inexplicably bowed to left-wing political pressure and became something it had never before been: a hyper-politicized, aberrantly sexualized petri dish for social and sexual experimentation.
Created in 1910 to “prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes,” the BSA, on May 23, 2013, tragically voted to welcome into its ranks “open and avowed” homosexuality (boy-on-boy sexual attraction and behavior), thereby disavowing the “morally straight” Scout Oath its members have been sworn to uphold for over a century.
Even worse, and in so doing, the BSA effectively waived the only legal defense it once had to preclude openly homosexual Scout leaders and gender-confused girls from its ranks: religious and moral conviction. It’s only a matter of time until the BSA is forced to capitulate to sexual extremists’ political demands and allow homosexual adults – men who define their identity based upon carnal appetites for other males – to take your boys on overnight camping trips.
Once that happens, Trail Life USA will be the life raft for the multitudes. Those who abandon the fast-sinking BSA ship will have a safe place to land.
The group has released a must-see video explaining both the history of Trail Life USA and the BSA’s tragic and financially driven cave-in to extremist political groups, hard-left corporate donors and the mainstream media (Click here to view video).
Oh, but what a faithful Lord we serve! We are reminded in Romans 8:28, “that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Trail Life USA is indeed good. It has indeed been called according to His purpose.
And it will never waver.
In a recent interview on “WallBuilders Live” radio, John Stemberger, an Eagle Scout, lawyer, pro-family advocate and Trail Life USA’s acting board chairman, addressed the BSA tragedy and the resulting birth of this exciting new principled alternative: “Sometimes things have to die before there’s a new birth and it comes back better than before. And, not to extend the analogy too far, but even our Lord went through that process,” he said.
Regrettably, the usual left-wing suspects have attempted to smear Trail Life USA by labeling it “anti-gay.”
Nothing could be further from the truth. Trail Life is simply pro-purity.
As Christians, the group’s leadership has adopted the tried-and-true “love the sinner, hate the sin” model. They’ve simply chosen to obey and follow Christ’s “I do not condemn you … From now on sin no more” example on sexual immorality – all sexual immorality – be it adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior or any other sexual sin explicitly identified in Scripture.
Trail Life’s Membership Standards state, without equivocation, “The basis for the program’s ethical and moral standards are found in the Bible. In terms of sexual identification and behavior, we affirm that any sexual activity outside the context of the covenant of marriage between one man and one woman is sinful before God and therefore inconsistent with the values and principles of the program.
“Within these limits, we grant membership to adults and youth who do not engage in or promote sexual immorality of any kind, or engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the program.”
Under the heading “Purity,” the group’s Statement of Faith & Values states: “Members are called to live a life of holiness, being pure of heart, mind, word and deed, reserving sexual activity for the sanctity of marriage; marriage being a lifelong commitment before God between a man and a woman.”
We condemn you not. Now go and sin no more.
“Real men value truth over tradition,” Stemberger told the cheering convention crowd. “Real men value principle over program, and they value integrity over institutions.”
The BSA has lost its integrity. It has chosen the almighty dollar over the best interests of the boys it once served so well.
Now you have a choice.
An oak has died, but a new seed buds.
I pray you’ll water that new seed. I pray you’ll choose Trail Life USA.
It’s only a matter of time until the BSA is forced to capitulate to sexual extremists’ political demands and allow homosexual adults – men who define their identity based upon carnal appetites for other males – to take your boys on overnight camping trips.
Once that happens, Trail Life USA will be the life raft for the multitudes. Those who abandon the fast-sinking BSA ship will have a safe place to land.
How are they going to keep the same group that bullied the Boy Scouts into becoming the Boy/Gay Scouts from doing the same to Trail Life USA? Is Trail Life more tied to churches and thus has freedom of religion protection?
My suppositions:
1. The membership is different.
2. Learning from the BSA’s mistakes, Trail Life will not hire scads of professional “scouters” who are willing to sell their souls to keep corporate donations coming in.
I wish these people all the success in the world. They will be a candle in a very dark world!
By steadfastly refusing to become dependent on any donations. What happened to BSA is they got themselves in a situation where they had corporate sponsors they couldn't afford to lose.
Thank you very, very much! There’s a group right in my zip code. This would be awesome for my little man.
Scads? Wow, I haven't heard that word in a really long time. I need to bring it back into my vocabulary.
You are welcome!
As a former Scout I welcome this, and have to say that I am deeply disappointed in Boy Scouts’ sell-out.
More power to this new group.
I welcome the competition.
Has Morris Dees and the S.P.L.C. labeled this a hate group yet?
Makes me happy. Thanks for the post. We need to develop godly young men in this nation who are not afraid to be masculine.
I send a two dollar check to the Boy Scouts. It costs them more to process it and deposit it than it is worth as a contribution.
3. Keep the power de-centralized so no one can infiltrate it at the top and take it over.
You ain't just a whistlin' Dixie . . .
Good point.
I wish I was a millionaire so I could contribute to the future of this group. I wonder if Rush would kick in a few million? He certainly loves our country and worries about its future.
Thanks for this.
I can’t express how heartbroken and yes, bitter I am that the Gaystapo has been able to infiltrate my beloved BSA. My son went from Tiger all the way to Eagle. I was a single dad and not earning very much as I raised him and the BSA gave him so many opportunities to see the world and experience so many wonderful things. I myself was a Webelos leader for a couple years.
Please don’t be offended anyone and God forgive me, but GOD DAMN the Somdomites for pushing their degenerate agenda on the BSA!
A $.20 check is even better.
They won’t become dependent upon corporate sponsorships whom subsequently got all skittery when the 1.5% started squawking that it was “unfair”...
With their homosexuality compromise, they simply ceased to exist for me.
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