Could you have been more offensive to people who believe in God, or have a religious 
faith?

"believe in some sort of imaginary friend in the sky..."

"the wide-eyed, salivating pedophiliac clergy"


In a message dated 12/8/2003 10:57:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:
 
> On Dec 8, 2003, at 9:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I disagree with their stand on homosexuals, and agree with the stand 
> > on atheists. Duty to a higher power is a core belief (there are Hindu, 
> > Buddhist, and other religious scouts), while the homosexual stance is 
> > made for more political reasons. The Scouts don't let girls in to 
> > their core programs (there are female Venturers and Explorers) because 
> > in these country the Girl Scouts exist as a separate organization.
> 
> Eh? How is requiring Scouts to believe in some sort of imaginary friend 
> in the sky any more valid than teaching the belief "that an avowed 
> homosexual cannot serve as a role model for the traditional moral 
> values espoused in the Scout Oath and Law and that these values cannot 
> be subject to local option choices." 
> (http://www.scouting.org/media/press/020206/index.html)
> 
> As is widely reported, Scout-supporting gay men are nowhere near as 
> dangerous to our children as the wide-eyed, salivating pedophiliac 
> clergy. But more to the point, if the private club of the BSA wants to 
> discriminate against homosexuality and rational thought, sure they have 
> a legal right to do so, but anyone and everyone has an equal right to 
> condemn  them for the behavior.  Collecting cans of beans for the 
> hungry does not absolve the group for promoting backwards and 
> antisocial behavior.
> ____________________________________________________________________
>  Daniel Aharon, System Administrator
>  University of Pennsylvania                                             
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>  School of Medicine/IS                                      
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