.... Well .... They were forced to accept gays and girls into their ranks ... so shouldn’t they be reformed and called The Inclusive Creative Kids & Youths of America ..... Or ICKY America for short?
No, they were not forced. In fact, the US Supreme Court rules that as a private organization they could choose their membership standards.
They caved in to popular culture and leftist ideology.
It took 103 year to cave on one thing. In the ensuing five years they caved on Homosexual leaders, then girls in troops, then lowering Eagle standards and probably a couple more.
When you cave once, there’s no standard to hold to so other capitulation is easy.
Then, bankruptcy. Their “Timeless Values” apparently had a short shelf life.
I was a Scoutmaster and held many other leadership positions. I founded a troop. One of my sons is an Eagle.
I’m not ashamed to admit that I grieved when BSA abandoned their standards and we had to leave.
We joined Trail Life USA the very day they became official. January 1 is our troop and their five year anniversary.
Our troop is massively blessed by God. When we started, we had about 15 boys. We now serve 75.
My other son was the first in our state to earn the Trail Life Pinnacle Award, the Freedom Award.
I feel badly for families who remain in BSA, more so today as the organization is in shambles. Back to the original point, they chose their path.