Well, it certainly is no surprise that Philadelphia wants to force the Boy Scouts to let homosexual scout leaders take little boys off into the woods. My consternation is with the Boy Scouts - - why on earth would an organization with strong American traditions, values, and standards want to be anywhere near a place like Philadelphia?
Gimme a break. Get outta there!
Run, don’t walk.
Because there are still innocent souls to save and salvage.
I just got back from a Scout Camp-borie this weekend with my son and 1,400 other scouts. It was extremely impressive. We had something like 80 different workshops and seminars throughout the camp grounds. Classes in the woods including Science, Geology, Engineering and Handyman for the younger groups to Blacksmithing (it was amazing to see them set up a primative yet effective Iron Works on the grounds) to teach them metalworking.
I think it provided an exceptional formative experience for each of those kids. It was very impressive! They even had self improvement classes for the adults. I didn't take any myself. I'm not a "fixer-upper", I'm more like a "complete rehab". ; ) In truth, I wanted to check out the other classes the kids were taking. I saw them working on truck engines in the middle of dirt covered camp sites, fashioning wooden crafts, learning about the dangers of drugs from Police officers who volunteered as leaders, and I had to go watch the black smithing - that was just so cool!
And the grounds there? Florida woods. Perfect day. Trails upon trails leading through our sub-tropical state.
Are the Scout right to ban homosexual scout leaders? Let me tell you, I sure as hell wouldn't let my son set foot on those grounds if they changed their policy. That camp would become a "swingers" resort overnight.
As it is, it was an amazing learning experience that the kids will remember and look forward to bringing their own children to when they grow up.
Man, I must have walked several miles through those woods. Thank God I wore my hiking boots, they felt like slippers. One mother I saw walk by going the other direction brought her son in proper gear but she was wearing short heals. I wouldn't want to be around for the screams of agony when she attempted to peel those away from her blistered skin Saturday night.
The Boy Scouts want to help raise another generation of boys into manhood. That’s why they are in Philadelphia. You can’t abandon boys to the predators.
...some people said the same thing about some man who went to have dinner at a tax collector’s house.
Seriously, this is a homosexual imposing a state view of a matter of conscience on a group of people. IOS a first amendment violation.
“why on earth would an organization with strong American traditions, values, and standards want to be anywhere near a place like Philadelphia?”
When was the last time you were in Philadelphia?
Probably because in 1928 Philadelphia was widely known as the cradle of liberty and independence. Now it's known only for murder and corruption, but it was not always thus.