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On Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:07 -0500, "Attila Iskander"
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"Fidem Turbare, the non-existent atheist goddess"

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On Thu, 23 May 2013 21:36:09 -0700
Jeanne Douglas wrote:
In article ,
Mitchell Holman nomailverizon.net wrote:

Boy Scouts vote to lift ban on gay youth
May 23 2013

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The Boy Scouts of America voted
Thursday to end its controversial policy banning gay
kids and teens from joining one of the nation's most
popular youth organizations, ditching membership
guidelines that had roiled the group in recent years.
Over 61 percent of Scouting's National Council of 1,400
delegates from across the country voted to lift the ban,
BSA officials said. The final tally was 757 yes votes,
to 475 no.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...couts-vote-to-
lift-ban-on-gay-youth?lite

It's about ****ing time!

Next step is to allow atheists. Until that day, the Boy Scouts are
still a bigoted organization.

The fact that they had to take it to a vote seems strange to me, but
it's good to know that 39% of the upper echelon are still anti-gay.

It's disappointing that people give as much respect to The Boy Scouts
as they do. The organization is defective and needs new leadership
that respects and embraces the personal freedoms of its membership.


You always have the choice of joining and trying to change it
Alternately you can start something equivalent modified to meet your
standards.

Always funny to see people come along and criticize a group of people who
join together for whatever reasons , that don't meet the critics'
standards.



What a bunch of homophobics. Being a former boy scout myself many
years ago, we didn't think about it then and for all I know, perhaps
some were gay then but were in the closet. So now it's just more
official, that's all. For me, as long as they keep their hands off,
let it be.

Now taking to the next level, what do we do with transgenders wanting
to be in the boy scouts? That's where I have a problem deciding.


So where do you draw the line ?
Because you can be sure that someone will protest your line and claim that
you're being intolerant and discriminatory doing so,.