There is a Right way, and a Wrong way, to hold the Rod of Iron.
Really? This is something they have to think about? Just freaking unbelievable!
I spoke with our Scoutmaster last night. He was concerned over it. It’s sad. Some of these folks just have scouting in the blood, and want to do right by the boys, and don’t agree with corporate. There may be a way to just change the charter to Trail Life (my son’s troop is sponsored by the local Elks Lodge, not a church), but the same laws that forced the Boy Scouts (public accommodation) to lose certain venues may even come back to bite alternate, church-based organizations like Trail Life and American Heritage Girls.
In all of the articles I've read since Monday's sorry decision, the GAYstapo makes it clear that they still won't be satisfied with religion/church sponsored troops putting their boys off limits. "THEIR" rights to SCOUT for BOYS trump the first amendment.
The article in my local newspaper makes it clear that the Southern Baptists will not go along with it. The Mormons (who sponsor 1 in 6 scout troops) will not either and the Catholics (who also sponsor 1 in 6 scout troops) is taking a "wait and see" approach to see if their own policies to exclude Gay leaders will be permitted as promised.
Throw in all of the other conservative Protestant sects (LCMS, etc.) with the SBC, add in the Mormons and Catholics, and you've got over half of BSA's current enrollment which will not kow-tow to the GAYstapo on this issue.
A new organization or organizations appear to be inevitable whether they decide to go it alone or join with an existing alternative such as Trail Life, USA.
The government will force them to continue to sponsor them, despite their religious objections.
BE PREPARED . . . with a sharp knife for castration.
(Scoutmaster’s name was Ben Dover.)
Don't know what, or which it might be, but it would be far better if those leaving BSA could form one alternative scouting organization. If several different ones are formed, it's unlikely that any will grow to have a widespread presence around the US.
When, not if, the lawsuits start flying over against the BSA due to the homosexual troop leaders molesting Boy Scouts, could sponsoring groups such as churches and other religious organizations be included in those lawsuits as well?