I don’t care what the detractors say, the BSA sold out its principles over 4 years ago and are reaping the inevitable fallout.
I agree. Leting homo leaders take our kids on a camping trip was the end for me. I grew up in the scouts and enjoyed my youth there. That BSA is gone never to return ,to bad good way.
Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of Trail Life USA. The staggering growth of the program from nothing to over 800 chapters nationwide shows that parents and boys yearn for adventure in a strong Christian moral setting.
Now, there are 6, and the pack is holding on by a fingernail. I'd guess that it will go under next year. Admitting girls will be the end of it.
The Boy Scout Troop is faring a little better, but with no pack to feed it, I'm dubious as to its survival.
I took over recruiting at exactly the wrong time. We went from dozens of kids showing up at each school we visited, to exactly one kid in attendance out of all 6 schools where we had a "Scout Night". Now, we're not allowed in schools, at all.
So, what's changed? Leaders blame "Changed Families", "Single Parents", "Less Time", "Football", "Karate", "Soccer", "Video Games", and a dozen other things. They're not inaccurate, but they're all wrong.
This author lays the real reasons all out, perfectly. Unfortunate that no one who needs to read it, will.
my dad’s occupation was professional scout executive, and has undoubtedly been turning in his grave for over a decade due to his organization’s moral failures.