Posted on 10/14/2017 10:44:34 AM PDT by Kaslin
Another one of our great national institutions, the Boy Scouts of America, has officially lost its way. An organization with an impressive history of over one century has buckled to the insidious forces of political correctness. The latest sign occurred this week as the Boy Scouts formally opened their doors to girls. In 2018, girls will be able to join the Cub Scout program and the following year will become eligible to attain the highest rank, Eagle Scout.
This act of inclusion was wisely not followed by the Girl Scouts, which will remain an exclusively female organization. According to Jacqueline Alexander, CEO of Girl Scouts of Louisiana East, "I think people will decide what they want to do and we’re just going to continue to do what we do which is offer the best program for girls. I think people that have sons and daughters realize there’s going to be differences all through their lives ... it’s never going to be a one stop shop."
Of course, there are biological “differences” and that is what God created, two sexes with different desires and abilities. We should be celebrating the differences between boys and girls, not trying to eliminate them.
Unfortunately, our society today does not appreciate those natural distinctions. Social justice warriors are working overtime to eliminate “sexism” and that usually means attacking masculinity. Thus, in an age of suffocating political correctness, it is not easy growing up as a boy.
The full-scale assault on males is now starting very early in a young boy’s life, while he is still in elementary school. Often, boys are told they are too rambunctious and disruptive in class and are prescribed drugs to “calm down.” Obviously, they are just acting like normal boys, but that is not appreciated in today’s toxic environment.
The result is predictable as more boys are dropping out of school and not completing their education. Young women are now attending college and graduate school in ever greater numbers. This is translating into more opportunities in the workplace for women, but more problems for men, who are having a harder time finding employment without a college education.
This dangerous trend for young men in our country needs to be reversed, starting in childhood. It is healthy for boys and girls to have outlets where they can participate in activities with members of their own gender. This is very important in their development into successful young adults. There is nothing wrong for boys to learn about sporting events and the outdoors with other boys. Likewise, young girls should be able to enjoy a range of activities with other girls.
This type of bonding and education allows for the positive development of both boys and girls in our country. Sadly, the war on traditional gender roles in America has been very successful. In recent years, there has been an explosion of initiatives to cultivate transgender children and adults.
This trend has definitely impacted the Boy Scouts, an organization with a Judeo-Christian background of strong moral values. Needless to say, many Americans were disturbed when the Boy Scouts opened their doors to gay and transgender scouts and adult leaders. This was part of an effort to be “inclusive” to non-traditional Americans who wanted to share in the experience of becoming a member of the Boy Scouts of America.
Now, by opening up to girls, the Boy Scouts have removed one of the last bastions of male fellowship for both boys and young men. It was a unanimous decision by the Board of Directors to “welcome girls.” While it may have been financially motivated, the message is clear, the Boy Scouts of America has changed forever. It has morphed into a politically correct organization, no longer the same group that just four years ago highlighted a “morally straight” Scout Oath.
In pursuit of more members and revenue, and support from social commentators, the Boy Scouts of America has abandoned its rich history. Over the years, many corporate and political leaders have credited their experience in the Boy Scouts as being extremely instrumental in their development. Clearly, the Boy Scouts has been very successful in cultivating the type of leaders this country needed, so why have all of the changes been enacted?
Simply, this is just another indication of the power of both money and political correctness. Despite an impressive track record, extending for many decades, of providing essential training and leadership to the young men of America, the Boy Scouts succumbed to these formidable forces of destruction. It is another troubling warning sign of what is wrong in America today.
What could go wrong come on girls use my tent.
A once-great American institution is no more. Was definitively gone when they allowed gay scoutmasters.
Maybe more boys will join Trail Life. Eventually boy scouts will just be “scouts”.
"Simply, this is just another indication of the power of both money and political correctness."
Perhaps we should restate: "Simply, this is just another indication of the power of both money and the power of the Progressive ideology, when combined with money and the tool of both money and censorship of competing ideas (otherwise known as "political correctness").
The left is well on the way to their final goal with the scouts.
1. Identify a respected institution.
2. Kill it. <-————— Step 2 complete. The “boy” scouts are no more.
3. Gut it. <-————— Step 3 in progress.
4. Wear its carcass as a skin suit, while demanding respect. <-———— Step 4 happens with the boy scouts run around promoting progressive causes much as the girl scouts do today.
Prepare for harassment suits and, quite possibly, paternity suits. Then the scouts will require one female adult to join the boys (and girls) and then the real fun begins...
There are several alternatives now. This is the one with which I am familiar.It is very good. My KofC council's troop and pack switched over seamlessly when it became absurd that a religious organization could no support BSA any longer. The members directly in charge of the scouts received a brochure and made some long phone calls and got a whole list of particulars and we switched. It has been very satisfactory. It does, however, induce an inappropriate feeling of smugness. We're working on that.
It was Rex Tillerson who lobbied to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy of the BSA. According to a Dallas News story:
Tillerson was instrumental in lobbying the Scouts’ board to accept openly gay youths, said John Hammer, president of the Washington think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, of which Tillerson is a board member.
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From the Washington Times:
“Mr. Tillerson served as president of the Boy Scouts from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, the scouting organization voted to extend membership to openly gay youths. Mr. Tillerson was “instrumental” in lobbying the board to make that change, the Dallas Morning News reported in 2014.
Two years after allowing openly gay members, the Boy Scouts lifted the ban on openly gay leaders and employees. Individual units can still consider religious criteria, including sexuality, in choosing troop leaders. Mr. Tillerson still sits on the Boy Scouts’ national executive board.
Maybe they can start a new club
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBIC8JTQMMQ
GSA includes tranny guys as girls. The BSA is on a different track. Imagine all the merit badges to be earned in the category of intergender activity as we prepare our children for adulthood.
And with all the gin joints in the world, how did Trump settle on Tillerson for SOS? More stellar advice from JIVANKA?!@#$
Thanks for posting this or I would have had to do more work researching my memory of this Globalist shill Tillerson.
AT LEAST that is normal. I would rather a girl visit your tent than a boy or worse, a transitioning girl. Just My HUMBLE opinion.
This isn’t political correctness. It’s a desperate move in response to a long term decline in BSA membership.
The continuing neutering of boys. It does not end well.
It was Rex Tillerson who lobbied to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy of the BSA. According to a Dallas News story:
Tillerson was instrumental in lobbying the Scouts’ board to accept openly gay youths, said John Hammer, president of the Washington think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, of which Tillerson is a board member.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
From the Washington Times:
“Mr. Tillerson served as president of the Boy Scouts from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, the scouting organization voted to extend membership to openly gay youths. Mr. Tillerson was “instrumental” in lobbying the board to make that change, the Dallas Morning News reported in 2014.
Two years after allowing openly gay members, the Boy Scouts lifted the ban on openly gay leaders and employees. Individual units can still consider religious criteria, including sexuality, in choosing troop leaders. Mr. Tillerson still sits on the Boy Scouts’ national executive board.
Memory Recall Bump!!
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