The Scouts can do anything they want, I am just curious about the reasoning behind it. As for basing things on "normal," let's be honest, there are plenty of heterosexuals who beat their wives and kill people, do drugs and embezzle.
This whole "non-verbal" thing is silly. Are your kids going to "turn gay" because they see a gay person?
The Scouts can and should do as they wish, but these "reasons" offered here are weak.
“The Scouts can do anything they want, I am just curious about the reasoning behind it. As for basing things on “normal,” let’s be honest, there are plenty of heterosexuals who beat their wives and kill people, do drugs and embezzle.”
You’re a glass half full kinda person aren’t you. Do you understand what normal means? There are plenty of heterosexuals that are fine people who contribute a great deal to society. These are the people we should have our children model. Your average scout leader is one of those models, not perfect but trying.
“This whole “non-verbal” thing is silly. Are your kids going to “turn gay” because they see a gay person?”
Silly? Why is it silly? Do I expect them to turn gay because they see a gay person? No, but I also don’t expect a gay person to be a positive role model.
“The Scouts can and should do as they wish, but these “reasons” offered here are weak.”
Why should the Scouts allow gay leaders? Its always about the rights of the leader wanna be’s. What about the rights of the children and their parents? You pro-homosexual types only seem to care about yourselves.
No, but to include gay scout leaders is to say you approve. It sends a mixed message. Not one that needs to be sent to young, impressionable young boys.
“there are plenty of heterosexuals who beat their wives and kill people, do drugs and embezzle.”
So you are saying its because they are heterosexual that they do these despicable things?
Will a kid “turn gay” by exposure to gays? Your implication is they would not but you have little evidence of that. Why take the smallest chance that even one could? The more you make a behavior acceptable the more people will engage in it.
Why in the world would you want your children even exposed to such sickness? Just because it exists is no reason to encourage it. People exist who are alcoholics but you would not tell your kids that its ok to be one.
Sexual predators, no matter what their leanings, go where the opportunities are. There is a reason that known predators are not allowed within 500 feet of a gradeschool in some communities. I don’t see known lesbians trying to join the Boy Scouts.