California Boy Scout group challenges ban on gays

[decocker 7,198]

Human rights issue?

They can start their own organization instead of forcing their distorted values onto a private organization.

i don't think you understand what is happening here. no values were forced upon anyone. he wasn't a scout attempting to persuade other scouts to become gay..

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

What does the words private organization mean to you? Take your time and think about that.

Aryan Nation? Hells Angels? NRA?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

i don't think you understand what is happening here. no values were forced upon anyone. he wasn't a scout attempting to persuade other scouts to become gay..

The BSA does not want homosexuals in it's organization. It wants nothing to do with the homosexual agenda. The BSA is a private organization. It's pretty basic.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The BSA does not want homosexuals in it's organization.

They certainly have a lot of them - nothing says gay like let's go share a pup tent in the woods.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

The BSA does not want homosexuals in it's organization. It wants nothing to do with the homosexual agenda. The BSA is a private organization. It's pretty basic.

I'm dying to hear what "agenda" they have.

[decocker 7,198]

The BSA does not want homosexuals in it's organization. It wants nothing to do with the homosexual agenda. The BSA is a private organization. It's pretty basic.

and that is why i have never encouraged my son to get involved with cub scouts. i understand its a private organization and they can make up their own rules. but if they want to maintain membership in the future, they might want to start stepping out of the stone age. this will end one of two ways, bsa changes with the times or they'll end trying to hold on to the past.

[scotinmass 588]

The founder of the Scouts was a closet gay.

Link

[Penny Lane 8,159]

and that is why i have never encouraged my son to get involved with cub scouts. i understand its a private organization and they can make up their own rules. but if they want to maintain membership in the future, they might want to start stepping out of the stone age. this will end one of two ways, bsa changes with the times or they'll end trying to hold on to the past.

They're quite like the Republican party that way... denying and refusing to change with the times. Their views are outdated.

[james&olya 1,121]

What does the words private organization mean to you? Take your time and think about that.

What do the words free speech mean to you? That is all these people are doing, using their right of free speech. Nobody is being forced to do anything!

[decocker 7,198]

The founder of the Scouts was a closet gay.

Link

haha. that's great. so really it's always been the "i like boys" scouts and we need a "homophobic boy" scouts start up instead!

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

and that is why i have never encouraged my son to get involved with cub scouts. i understand its a private organization and they can make up their own rules. but if they want to maintain membership in the future, they might want to start stepping out of the stone age. this will end one of two ways, bsa changes with the times or they'll end trying to hold on to the past.

Isn't freedom of choice a great thing? Nobody held a gun to you or your sons head and forced them to join. Choice...the choice for one to make his or her's own decisions.

[scotinmass 588]

haha. that's great. so really it's always been the "i like boys" scouts and we need a "homophobic boy" scouts start up instead!

They're clearly in denial

[Penny Lane 8,159]

What do the words free speech mean to you? That is all these people are doing, using their right of free speech. Nobody is being forced to do anything!

Apparently the 2nd amendment is the only one they like.

[scotinmass 588]

Apparently the 2nd amendment is the only one they like.

The 1st amendment is only for their views. It doesn't apply to everyone.

[decocker 7,198]

Isn't freedom of choice a great thing? Nobody held a gun to you or your sons head and forced them to join. Choice...the choice for one to make his or her's own decisions.

is the california bsa group holding a gun to the bsa's head and forcing them to take back their ban? no. of course not. a group WITHIN the bsa are attempting to fix an obvious error in thinking within their leadership.