Posted on 08/02/2015 6:10:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I attended a Catholic wedding yesterday. In the ceremony, the priest made the point that a family consists of a wife and a husband and the children deserved the strong support and guidance of mother and father. My first thought, was, gosh, if I’d said those exact words at my last employer I’d have been counseled for my attitude and possibly written up under a hate policy.
I think its time for the marketplace to take over and offer alternatives to the Boy Scouts.
Think of the liability. How many lawsuits will be filed 10-20 years from now. No one will be able to say they didn’t know.
I will be invited to a wedding in the spring where the bride has had the stupid flag on her profile picture now for months. She is marrying a man, the father of her son. I’m struggling with this choice. She’s not a close friend and my going would support various issues we disagree on.
Our government is trying to force churches to not teach the Bible. We’re near the end for the USA
If you wish, you can do as I do. I hate weddings in general, especially those lavish affairs my family loves. So I don't go, but I just send a gift and wish the couple well.
The Left will not stop here.
Sounds as if she has several things in her life backwards. Maybe she'll move in a different direction now.
“The Boy Scouts leadership said in a memo that it “rejects any interference with or condemnation of the diverse beliefs of chartering organizations on matters of marriage, family, and sexuality.”
Yes, that’s it, let the liberalism and arrogance flow through you.
“She’s not a close friend and my going would support various issues we disagree on.”
I had a similar problem with attending this wedding. But the father of the bride has been very pleasant and gone out of his way to be nice to me. I felt badly taking a seat that cost him money, but he went out of his way to extend the invitation. I went. I enjoyed the ceremony and I met an awesome potential new friend. All I can say is follow your feelings. They’ll tell you which is the more positive decision. If you say no, I’d simply return a gracious, “I’m sorry but I have other plans. Thank you so much and I wish you a long and happy marriage.”
The BSA was once a great American institution. No more.
The destruction of the BSA was the plan all along.
Angry blowback will come.
IMHO, the government will fund the BSA to keep it afloat. Just watch...
it’s a shame but this is what happens when people don’t fight back..
As a former Eagle Scout, I am saddened to have severed all ties to the BSA.
Last year, during their annual popcorn sales fund-raiser, I was solicited by a group of Scouts outside my local Walmart. I told them “I’m very sorry, but I can’t buy anything from the Scouts”.
One of the adult leaders followed me into the store and politely asked me if it was because of the gay scouts allowed rule? I told him that it was. He said to me that they were getting alot of that: that their sales were down 90% this year over the last, and that He would be cutting ties with the organization when/if the BSA decided to allow gay leaders.
The goddamned gaystapo and political correctness has RUINED a once-outstanding organization! The Second American Revolution cannot come soon enough!
Who didn’t foresee that gay scout leaders would follow allowing openly gay scouts?
Surprise, surprise... NOT.
Well, how close to you is she? I have had to say no to attending receptions to college pals because I wouldn’t be reasonably able to make 12 cross the country trips by plane, train, or car.
I recently withdrew my pledged support for a local Boy Scout troop’s project. When asked why I politely told them I did not want my name or my business name associated with the troop when a molestation scandal hits. They were not pleased.
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