Rasmussen: Boy Scouts' Favorability Continues to Slide

Big Government ^ | 4/8/2014 | Austin Ruse

[markomalley]

New survey numbers from Rasmussen show public opinion turning slowly against the Boy Scouts. Though most Americans still view them favorably, their numbers continue in a perennial trend of decline. 

The national poll taken by telephone shows 59% of Americans still view the Boy Scouts at least "somewhat" favorably, this represents a decline of six percentage points from last May and a 14 point decline from February, 2012. Twenty-eight percent view the Boy Scouts unfavorably. 

[1010RD]

Agreed.

[1010RD]

In your troop how many homosexual boys came forward publicly or how many new, openly homosexual boys joined after the National changed the policy?

If you reply, give me the troop number, because you know the number is zero. This change did nothing to damage Scouting as an experience for boys. There just aren’t that many homosexuals in the general population.

It’s a brilliant move that totally undermines the Lavender Mafia’s aggressive attacks against Scouting. Too bad conservatives are totally falling for it and attacking a great organization for growing young men.

[1010RD]

Again, my fight is with those suits on the board and any who would personally attack those who are in disagreement with National.

I've never had to deal with National ever. Council and District fairly rarely, but every week Scouting happens and makes a difference at the troop and Scout level. Why not join an urban troop and bring all that enthusiasm and skill to work there?

You won't find any openly homosexual boys in a black Scout troop in the city. They could really use you and you'd be taking life changing leadership challenges every week. The long term effects would be more conservative black dads married and taking care of their families. That's a legacy that you can be proud of on Judgment Day when you stand before your Lord and Savior.

[1010RD]

Scouting didn’t choose evil. Like Jesus Christ, they don’t fear to sit with “sinners”. The effect is nil in 99% of church sponsored troops. The benefits to those boys caught up in sad, unhealthy same sex attraction have another outlet to return to the light.

[fwdude]

You’re speaking as if this policy change is a static change. It is not. Just because there was no immediate discernible change doesn’t mean that the national organization isn’t infected with a very communicable infection, that may take years to play out.

[1010RD]

And where is the Cincinnatus holding the bridge. As a Christian, you must know that you’ve described the steady state of the world. Jesus Christ walked in a world as or perhaps more debauched than this one. All manner of wickedness was practiced and mostly flagrantly and publicly.

My Lord expects me to engage that world in His cause: to be in it, but not of it. I don’t fear because Christ is on my side. Scouting is something worth fighting for. It’s sponsored in the main by solid churches who understand the importance young men have in leading the Church and doing the real work of Christianity. I’m staying, thanks be to God.