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You are reading too much into this. National is saying that they will bow out of this and leave it to the local councils to decide what they want to do. For 99% of the country this would mean no change to the eligibility requirements for scout leadership. They also specify that charter partners have a say so too can you see LDS or Catholic church agreeing to this? Now a few local councils San Fran and Mass come to mind may chose to allow gay scout leaders. We will see where that road takes them. As conservatives do we not always preach that the level closest to the people should make the local calls. This is BSA national in Texas saying OK you out there in scout land make your own decision. National is about the $ and always has been.

“”National is saying that they will bow out of this and leave it to the local councils to decide what they want to do”

BS. The same pressure causing this decision is the same pressure that will be used later to force the locals to allow homosexual activities in the scouts. Incrementalism is the name of the liberal game; always has been, always will be.

140 You are reading too much into this. National is saying that they will bow out of this and leave it to the local councils to decide what they want to do. For 99% of the country this would mean no change to the eligibility requirements for scout leadership. They also specify that charter partners have a say so too can you see LDS or Catholic church agreeing to this? Now a few local councils San Fran and Mass come to mind may chose to allow gay scout leaders. We will see where that road takes them. As conservatives do we not always preach that the level closest to the people should make the local calls. This is BSA national in Texas saying OK you out there in scout land make your own decision. National is about the $ and always has been.

Sorry, you are you missing a major part of the picture. The following denominations will openly embrace homosexuals into their Packs and Troops.

1. UCC - United Church of Christ
2. TEC - The Episcopal Church
3. ELCA - Evangelical Luthern Church of America
4. PCUSA - Presbyterian Church - USA
5. Moravian Church

6. UMC - United Methodist Church. They are approaching a schism over the issue of homosexuality. They are the 2nd largest denomination which charters BSA units.

7. CJC&LDS - Mormons. The LDS Church officially adopted BSA as their male youth program in 1913. They are the 1st largest denomination which charters BSA units. It remains to be seen what impact Bishop Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential candidacy and outright support of homosexuals in BSA will have on the LDS Church. 140

You are reading too much into this. National is saying that they will bow out of this and leave it to the local councils to decide what they want to do. For 99% of the country this would mean no change to the eligibility requirements for scout leadership. They also specify that charter partners have a say so too can you see LDS or Catholic church agreeing to this? Now a few local councils San Fran and Mass come to mind may chose to allow gay scout leaders. We will see where that road takes them. As conservatives do we not always preach that the level closest to the people should make the local calls. This is BSA national in Texas saying OK you out there in scout land make your own decision. National is about the $ and always has been.

No, I think you are trivializing it. It's going to start a shift, and the people pushing this will push harder. Read the comment boards... They are already complaining it's "optional bigotry" and that's not fair. They will push for a national pro-gay stance for all local levels..