An Eagle Scout who is upset by the B.S.A.'s actions
I signed a petition to urge the Boy Scouts of America to not discriminate against gays. If you feel the same you can help sign here:
http://www.change.org/petitions/boy-scouts-of-america-reinstate-cub-scout-leader-who-was-removed-for-being-gay
This was my comment when I signed.
I am an Eagle Scout, member of the Order of the Arrow and I have great love for the Boy Scouts of America. What I do not love is the ignorance and bigotry that they perpetuate from the adult leaders at the national level. I wish I could raise my son and have him learn the skills I learned from the Boy Scouts of America but I will NOT bring him into a group that is closed minded to gays. The values I learned and was taught in my many years in the B.S.A. were that of acceptance, integrity, honor, respect and to treat others the way I would want to be treated. These values are not being practiced by the organization that I once loved. It is very sad.
My own mother was an assistant scoutmaster and helped over 12 young men achieve their Eagle Scout ranks while I was in the Boy Scouts and after I had left. To think that if she were gay the B.S.A. would not want her to teach positive values and integrity to young men makes me sick.
I wish the Boy Scouts of America could grow and mature the way it's members have for many decades. Sadly it does not follow it's own teachings when it discriminates against gays.
-S
http://www.change.org/petitions/boy-scouts-of-america-reinstate-cub-scout-leader-who-was-removed-for-being-gay
This was my comment when I signed.
I am an Eagle Scout, member of the Order of the Arrow and I have great love for the Boy Scouts of America. What I do not love is the ignorance and bigotry that they perpetuate from the adult leaders at the national level. I wish I could raise my son and have him learn the skills I learned from the Boy Scouts of America but I will NOT bring him into a group that is closed minded to gays. The values I learned and was taught in my many years in the B.S.A. were that of acceptance, integrity, honor, respect and to treat others the way I would want to be treated. These values are not being practiced by the organization that I once loved. It is very sad.
My own mother was an assistant scoutmaster and helped over 12 young men achieve their Eagle Scout ranks while I was in the Boy Scouts and after I had left. To think that if she were gay the B.S.A. would not want her to teach positive values and integrity to young men makes me sick.
I wish the Boy Scouts of America could grow and mature the way it's members have for many decades. Sadly it does not follow it's own teachings when it discriminates against gays.
-S