Republican Texas Gov. Perry says Boy Scouts should keep no-gay policy
February 2, 2013
AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn’t soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and suggested that bending the organization to the whims of popular culture is wrong.
[He] made it very clear he’d like to keep gay members from joining.
“Because gay activism is central to their lives, it would unavoidably be a topic of conversation within a Scout troop. This would distract from the mission of Scouting: character building . . ."
Perry also questioned whether sexual preference is determined at birth or is a matter of personal preference . . .
“The radical homosexual movement seeks societal normalization of their sexual activity,” he [said].
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Perry-says-Boy-Scouts-should-keep-no-gay-policy-4245711.php
03 Feb 13
Originally posted by moon1969[b]Republican Texas Gov. Perry says Boy Scouts should keep no-gay policy
February 2, 2013
AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn’t soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and suggested that bending the organization to the whims of popular culture is wrong.
[quote] [He] made it ...[text shortened]...
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Perry-says-Boy-Scouts-should-keep-no-gay-policy-4245711.php[/b]So what is wrong with an organization that has specific rules and an agenda. Not too many straight people trying to crash the gates of the Triangle foundation.
03 Feb 13
Originally posted by normbenignExactly, so what business does a politician have to tell organizations what internal rules they should use, as long as they are not breaking the law?
So what is wrong with an organization that has specific rules and an agenda. Not too many straight people trying to crash the gates of the Triangle foundation.
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03 Feb 13
Originally posted by normbenign"So what is wrong with an organization that has specific rules and an agenda."
So what is wrong with an organization that has specific rules and an agenda. Not too many straight people trying to crash the gates of the Triangle foundation.
That's what the BSA should say to Governanny Perry.
03 Feb 13
Originally posted by JS357Sure, they can say whatever they want as an organization. They can tell Rick Perry to get lost, or they can say the same thing to the ACLU, or Triangle foundation.
"So what is wrong with an organization that has specific rules and an agenda."
That's what the BSA should say to Governanny Perry.
Free people can have differing opinions, and not be required to march in lock step with any political or ideological agenda.
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03 Feb 13
Originally posted by normbenign"Free people can have differing opinions, and not be required to march in lock step with any political or ideological agenda."
Sure, they can say whatever they want as an organization. They can tell Rick Perry to get lost, or they can say the same thing to the ACLU, or Triangle foundation.
Free people can have differing opinions, and not be required to march in lock step with any political or ideological agenda.
I expect that from you. It would be more impressive to hear Governanny Perry say it WRT his involvement in the issue.
03 Feb 13
Originally posted by normbenignActually you're wrong. There are plenty of pro gay discrimination groups that speak out against gay rights organizations.
So what is wrong with an organization that has specific rules and an agenda. Not too many straight people trying to crash the gates of the Triangle foundation.
Nobody is saying it should be illegal for people to be bigots, but freedom of speech goes both ways.
04 Feb 13
Obama: Scouts should be open to gays and lesbians
February 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Boy Scouts of America should open its membership to gays and lesbians when its national executive board discusses the issue this week.
Obama praised the scouts as "a great institution" that promotes young people, giving them lifelong leadership training and opportunities. During a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS, he said "no one should be barred from that."
The Boy Scouts announced last week it was considering replacing its longstanding ban on gays with a policy to let troop sponsors make their own decision on the issue.
The White House said last summer during the presidential campaign that Obama he opposed the Scouts' policy of excluding gays as members.
Gay rights activists praised last week's announcement, while some conservative church groups expressed alarm.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Obama-Scouts-should-be-open-to-gays-and-lesbians-4247459.php
04 Feb 13
Originally posted by wolfgang59It's a private club. Private clubs are allowed to set standards. The members of that club may choose to adjust the conditions of membership. It certainly appears as if that's happening with the Boy Scouts.
LOL
So in the US prospective boy scouts have to declare
themselves as heterosexual? ... Unbelievable!
I'm sure part of the motivation was to prevent a Jerry Sandusky situation.