I didn't pull my kid out of scouting when all this nonsense came about last year. I figured (correctly) that he would look at it as a punishment - even if it wasn't - and I thought that it was wrong to punish him for the actions of a few idiots at the top of the scouting food chain. Instead, I got *very* involved with the pack, figuring that if it turned out that there was a problem, I'd be aware of it and could easily deal with it.
Instead, I shouldn't have bothered worrying. The pack membership dropped by half, almost overnight. Frankly, I doubt that there will be a pack next year, there just aren't any kids participating. I don't know if parents are pulling them out, or the kids are dropping out. I'd guess that it's about 50-50.
I wrestled with my decision on this matter for a long time. And, I damn the gays for forcing people to make decisions that frankly, should never have needed consideration in a rational world.
This is not the America that I grew up in. Not even close.
The original troop had four families remaining and declined to repeat the pie auction this year. The others had reorganized as the new troop and asked me to do the event if the originals passed. I don't know which group is which as to opinion on the national policy - I didn't ask.
We had a great time, they raised a goodly four-figure sum and I made my usual three-figure fee.