Posted on 06/01/2013 7:56:59 PM PDT by Morgana
The Boy Scouts of America will likely continue banning atheists and other non-believers from their troops, even though it now accepts openly gay members among its ranks.
"I don't see that happening, at least not in the immediate future," said Neil Polzin, an Eagle Scout fired from his job in 2009 as a Boy Scout camp aquatics director, after he admitted he is an atheist.
"The focus has always been on the Scouts' discrimination against gays and it seems atheists were always on a back burner or not discussed at all," Polzin told The Christian Century.
Since May 23, when the Scouts voted to allow gay members – but not troop leaders – among their ranks, major organizations for nonbelievers have condemned their continuing exclusion from the organization.
Part of the Scouting oath is to "do my duty to God and my country," which many atheists prefer be changed to "good and my country," a request the BSA has refused.
In addition, some atheist children have been asked to leave troops after it was revealed they did not believe in God. There have been lawsuits filed, but the Supreme Court has ruled that the Boy Scouts is a private organization that can make its own membership rules.
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Sure is quite here today...
Suuuuuuuure...
The have all that credibility of standing by principles...NOT.
BS, there are not “homosexual” children. That implies a sex act.
Give it a few more years there will be no BSA.
Watch Hibbert tonight to see if his homo remark slapdown will affect his play any...
Is THIS worth $75,000???
“There was Game 3 here that I felt I let Paul (George) down in terms of having his back when LeBron was scoring in the post or getting into the paint because they stretched me out so much - no homo (laughs) - but I want to be there for him.”
I have no idea what you’re talking about. I don’t watch crap like you’re talking about. But enjoy it if you like.
True; but only because the 'A' has disappeared.
Not a basketball fan; eh?
Sorry, no.
I had no idea what that was about. LOL
So; the Pacers got SEVERELY pounded last night.
Now I can get at least a LITTLE of my life back.
(FR has the rest of it...)
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What are the chances of Mikey Weiner the profressional atheist (or whatever his name is) will be filing lawsuits in the near future? I doubt if the BSA will keep God in their oath very long.
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Only those interested in a lot of sleep overs with a lot of boys.
Yes, it’s sad that the fine young men of BSA have to be subjected to all this.
I think some gays are going to get their asses kicked if they try.
Yeah; when they could just stay home and watch the TV, while it pounds into their little brains of mush how SWELL! being a homo is.
I daresay that finding a program without one, 2 or more of them is mighty difficult these days.
Them fellas can REALLY handle a ball!
And then the media will be all OVER the kickers for being so homophobic and hateful and intolerant and afraid of their own gay tendencies...
ARRRRrrGH!
Now I've got old TIMEX commercials playing across my mindscreen!
All of them.
What do you find "morally straight" about homosexuaity?
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