C J Campbell wrote:


You might want to ask some of your gay friends just how far they are willing
to go to destroy the Boy Scouts. If they are not allowed to meet in public
schools (as in South Florida) or in fire stations (as in Chicago), how long
will it be before they are not allowed to meet in recreation centers in
public parks? And from there, how long will it be that they will not be
allowed in the public parks at all?

As a straight woman and mother I don't have any problem with the BSA destroying
itself by having a policy that bans a group of children from becoming or staying
members. It's hard enough for a kid to come to grips with being gay, but then
to be thrown out of a social group where he has been a member for years because
of it is awful. I don't think any group should be allowed to harm children in
this way. When a kid is 7 they usually don't think much about sexual
orientation, but that same cute little cub scout at 13 or 15 might know full
well he is gay. Now, should he lie, hide who he is, or get thrown out of a
group he's belonged to for 8 years. Tough choice for a kid! BTW my daughter
was a girl scout, but I didn't look into boy scouts for my son because I was not
comfortable having my son surrounded by a group of bigots.

Margy