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We also know that they are fudging their numbers by adding ‘non-core’ members onto their rolls.

There are traditionalists - the Baden Powell Service Association.

They’ve been around since the 70’s when the Boy Scouts first started admitting women and permitting women as leaders.

You can find their guidelines here.

http://bpsa-us.org/about/policies-guidelines/

There’s no need to start a brand new organization - there’s already an organization right there that actually follows Robert Baden Powell’s regulations.

Like I said - we fought this battle ourselves. It was 1998 when we were forced to admit girls up in Canada. So I am not surprised, but I am very disheartened to see the same disaster take place in the United States.

There are traditionalists - the Baden Powell Service Association.

They’ve been around since the 70’s when the Boy Scouts first started admitting women and permitting women as leaders.

You can find their guidelines here. http://bpsa-us.org/about/policies-guidelines/

There’s no need to start a brand new organization - there’s already an organization right there that actually follows Robert Baden Powell’s regulations.

I don't think you've actually read the BPSA's policies you linked to.

Section 4. Policy of Inclusion

(i) BPSA offers a choice for those with curiosity, energy and independence of spirit. We are committed to providing an appropriate alternative and community-oriented Scouting experience. BPSA welcomes everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion (or no-religion) or other differentiating factors.

Emphasis mine.

The Baden-Powell Service Association uses the word "traditional" in the sense that they don't have a bloated central bureaucracy, nor do they have all the modern merit badges. "Traditional scouting" means a "back to basics" approach to woodsman skills. Not in the sense of traditional values in the way you're thinking.

75 There are traditionalists - the Baden Powell Service Association. They’ve been around since the 70’s when the Boy Scouts first started admitting women and permitting women as leaders. You can find their guidelines here. ... There’s no need to start a brand new organization - there’s already an organization right there that actually follows Robert Baden Powell’s regulations.

You might want to check a little closer. They do not discriminate against sexual orientation. BPSA got started in the '70s because Scouting associations across the globe started to urbanize their programs and taking the "outing" from "Scouting."