According to the 2012 BSA National Report to the Nation (which was released in FEB 2013), 63.6% of all registered scouts were in units chartered to religious institutions. The 6 largest were ...
1. LDS 26.2%
2. UMC 22.1%
3. RCC 16.6%
4. Presbyterian (PC-USA, PCA, others) 7.6%
5. Lutheran (ELCA, LC-MS, LC-WS) 7.1%
6. Baptist (SBC and all others) 6.6%
... Based on past experience I can see the former temporizing and ultimately caving in as it has on the issue of proabortion Catholic politicians. The latter, though, may show more backbone, withdraw from the BSA, and start their own male youth program.
Lots of Catholics on FR posting on these threads who strongly disagree with that viewpoint. While the National Catholic Committee on Scouting has essentially accepted it, many within the Church believe it is going to be reversed.
Withdrawal of the Mormons will hit the BSA right where it hurts so I hope they do it.
The LDS church adopted the BSA as its official male youth program in 1913. Informed insiders have said that the LDS leadership is tired of being a punching bag regarding homosexual marriage (Prop 8 in CA, 2008) and is very fearful that continued negative publicity coming from the homosexualist lobby could damage the church's missionary work in converting new members to the faith.
Withdrawal of the Catholics would be the right thing to do.
Agreed. Hope they get around to it sometime during the next 7 months.
Lots of Catholics on FR posting on these threads who strongly disagree with that viewpoint. While the National Catholic Committee on Scouting has essentially accepted it, many within the Church believe it is going to be reversed. And? Lots of Catholics on here are angry with the Church for not taking some kind of disciplinary action against the proaborts like Kennedy, Pelosi, et. al. Nothing happens. That doofus Biden was even an honored guest at the installation of Pope Francis. Just stating something called the National Catholic Committee is in accord with this new policy merely proves my point about Catholics.
Informed insiders have said that the LDS leadership is tired of being a punching bag regarding homosexual marriage (Prop 8 in CA, 2008) and are.very fearful that continued negative publicity coming from the homosexualist lobby could damage the church's missionary work in converting new members to the faith. Sorry but I hardly think that is the case. The Mormons have been the subject of slings and arrows since the days of Joseph Smith. Good grief just read the posts of the anti-Mormon cabal here on the Freep. I do not see them backing down if the BSA violates one of their primary moral teachings. The Catholics, yes, and I am deeply saddened to say that but it's true. The Mormons, I don't think so.