MRH Scout Leader Disappointed National Leadership Delays Decision on Admitting Gays
The Maplewood scout leader said he hopes the national board will "come to their senses, and join the rest of us in the 21st century."
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MRH Scout Leader Disappointed National Leadership Delays Decision on Admitting Gays
The Maplewood scout leader said he hopes the national board will "come to their senses, and join the rest of us in the 21st century."
The Boy Scouts of America have delayed its decision on whether or not to change its policy excluding gay members and leaders, the St. Louis Post Dispatch has reported. The article states that the policy will not be voted on until the group’s annual meeting in May. Deron Smith, the BSA director of public relations, made to following statement. “After careful consideration and extensive dialogue within the Scouting family, along with comments from those outside the organization, the volunteer officers of the Boy Scouts of America's National Executive Board concluded that due to the complexity of this issue, the organization needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy.” The delay doesn't sit well with one BSA leader …
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Jon
9:11 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
It's interesting that Scouting's controversial potential "turn-around" is in fact wishy-washy, and amounts to just kicking the can down hill. Their original (and existing) anti-gay policy was not and is not left up to local units, but their potential "open" position would be. So, homophobic troops and posts will be able to continue discriminating against gays if and as long as they wish. This is … more ›