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This is getting ,well, interesting. At the time the Scout oath was written, "morally straight' had nothing to do with sexual preferences. It had to do with
honesty and clean living. (Do not go there!)Having just returned from a trip to Wood Badge heaven(Gilwell), I found that the US is the ONLY Scouting program in the world that even gives the issue an audience. And yes US Scouting is controlled by people and organizations at this time who are less than progressive. Their money and power talk. This has not always been true.
We all have a stake(no pun intended-religious or otherwise) in this...our youth.
It is sad that we are-BSA-such an excluding organization...almost like the Church.MM

Well. at least we are discussing the issue. That is more than most who slide it under the rug have done. I must say some of you sure do telegraph your background well. I thank all who have been participating(of course I am a Progressive!!) The denomination in which I am a Pastor believes "that all may be one" should not be a selective application....God bless all of you.

The url for Scouting for All is[url] scoutingforall.org

Being a long time Scout/scouter-since 1947- I think I know the organization rather well having been "thru the chairs". There is a dark side in that the BSA openly and notoriously rejects gay young people and potential leaders
systematically. A very large, powerful "religion" contributes financially significantly to the BSA to the point of control of BSA policy. See [url]Scouting for All.org. That being said BSA provides the standard for youth development
programs-it just does not practice what it preaches.