The only thing that has kept the BSA going the last 20 years has been the adoption of BSA by the Mormons as their primary young men’s program.
There are some good people that are Mormons, and the Mormons are mainstream in some respects. However, the Mormons are proving not to be friends of defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. They want marriage redefined to open the door to their old customs. They have worked to quietly undermine the “morally straight” teaching of scouts as part of their larger agenda.
You say that like it’s a good thing...
The LDS program is a hollow program...paying for many Scouts that are on paper only.
Lots of “free” money to the BSA that buys them considerable influence and the mormons gave their blessings to the last National President (a mormon) and thus, effected the membership policy change.
The LDS aren’t concerned with the program as a whole, only as it benefits them...
“The only thing that has kept the BSA going the last 20 years has been the adoption of BSA by the Mormons as their primary young men’s program.”
And they fundraise yearly for Friends of Scouting to support local councils.
They also have a backup program ready to go. They already use it in Switzerland because the Swiss scouts have a co-ed program and the church refuses to participate in it. Hence they have their own program, patches, ranks and everything. The Mormons can go on without the BSA just fine.