The local councils have done some great things. And I agree that the Boy
Scouts can be changed from inside.
However, I do find it offensive that the BSA nationally raises money from
right wing theocratic fanatics using anti-gay bigotry to raise money for
their legal case, then they play this innocent "who us, we're just doing
good works in the community."
I wonder if folks would feel the same about the boy scouts if they had a
racially discriminatory policy...
I think Lisa McDonald said it well about it being important to find out
where the Viking Council stands on this issue. I think it would also be
interesting to verify that it isn't an option for BSA councils to affiliate
with the non-discriminatory Scouts Canada.
Eva
Eva Young
Central
At 02:14 PM 10/3/00 -0500, Steve Sumner \(home\) wrote:
>Simply put.. the boy scouts do much more good than bad. It's a great
>organization. If you feel that they need to change their policies on this
>issue, then I would suggest that you change it from the inside. Destroying
>something that serves a great purpose to the public is counter productive.
>I guess the amount of money that I normally give to my favorite environment
>organization will go directly to the boy scouts instead. I may not agree
>with their stance on this issue, but I support the other ideals that they
>have demonstrated for many years. Maybe if more of our troubled youth got
>involved with boy scouts, they may not have become so troubled.
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>Steve Sumner
>Minneapolis - Ward 1
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