The Ban Stands

[Song Dog]

so, 2000 thousand cases. which is clearly 2000 too many. what does that have to do with letting gays in? we know you have gay relatives, Im sure rucker is one of them.

BSA is 102 years old, it has 2.7 million youth members 1 million adult members, and there have been 110 million members total. 2000 cases of abuse is pretty low.

There goes that empty can........

[Rucker61]

so, 2000 thousand cases. which is clearly 2000 too many. what does that have to do with letting gays in? we know you have gay relatives, Im sure rucker is one of them.

Ouch. Did you know that one third of the current scout volunteers are assumed to have sex with men, or be willing to in the right circumstances? How can we trust them with boys?

[HBARleatherneck]

delete

[Rucker61]

so, you have an actual source for that? or you pulled it out of your ass?

FAQ from the BSA website:

http://www.scouting.org/FAQ/Parent.aspx

"
Can women be Boy Scout leaders?

Yes. Every leadership position is open to women. In fact, more than one-third of Scout volunteers are women."

Obviously, none of those women are lesbians. And if putting stuff in your ass is against the BSA rules, pulling it out must be against the rules, too.

[Ridge]

FAQ from the BSA website:

http://www.scouting.org/FAQ/Parent.aspx

"
Can women be Boy Scout leaders?

Yes. Every leadership position is open to women. In fact, more than one-third of Scout volunteers are women."

Obviously, none of those women are lesbians. And if putting stuff in your ass is against the BSA rules, pulling it out must be against the rules, too.

The old switcheroo

[theGinsue]

Man, I hate getting to the party late. I've only read the first 10 or so posts in this thread and already everything I planned to say has been expressed.

[ETA: wow, after the first 10 posts of this thread things really changed]

"Intolerance" isn't the domain of the hetero community, it's very evident across the board (not this "board"). You can't say "We have the right to choose" or "We have the right to decide for ourselves" while denying that same freedom to others.

If the gay community doesn't appreciate this decision, they are free to start their own organization that teaches the skills and values of the Boy Scouts of America.

[Rucker61]

Man, I hate getting to the party late. I've only read the first 10 or so posts in this thread and already everything I planned to say has been expressed.

"Intolerance" isn't the domain of the hetero community, it's very evident across the board (not this "board"). You can't say "We have the right to choose" or "We have the right to decide for ourselves" while denying that same freedom to others.

I don't recall any gay organizations denying membership to straights. Which ones do you know of?

If the gay community doesn't appreciate this decision, they are free to start their own organization that teaches the skills and values of the Boy Scouts of America.

Again, why is separation the answer? What is wrong with gay kids that they can't learn all of the good things that scouts teach straight kids? Gay kids go to church with straight kids. Gay kids go to school with straight kids. Gay kids go to war with straight kids. If scouts is the best thing for kids, let'em all learn.

[00tec]

That's their decision to make. They made it. Move on. "Tolerate" their choice.

[Rucker61]

That's their decision to make. They made it. Move on. "Tolerate" their choice.

You can't say "Move On" on this forum.

[TEAMRICO]

This is what they do, push it and push it.
You will NOT change any minds here. Why does it bother you so that others have a differing opinion?
Why cant you just go about your life. Would you like us to change the site to accommodate you?
Please keep your kids from experiencing Scouts because of the Homophobe environment you perceive. Accuse other of being pedophiles to fit your narrative, stay intolerant of others and teach your children any way and anything you want. Im tired of dealing with people like you, the intolerant hypocrite who demands the world change for them.
Find the organizations you want to join and join them. You will not have me crying about what they do. You dont seem to want to make any friends here, just rile up the crowd and and spew intolerance then cry we are the ones who wont tolerate differences! It is usually the other way around. Dont get butt hurt when you are the minority here.

YES, PLEASE MOVE ON.

Joins in MAY and is already determing the rules!! To funny!
This a hard way to boost your post count!