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 > 3-9089 > School of Medicine/IS > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
