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In the discussion thread: Boy Scouts: We're keeping policy banning gays [View all]

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 12:49 PM

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16. The Government needs to stop supporting this organization

The military especially provides significant support -- including use of facilities, and automatic enlistment promotions for eagle scouts.

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
Boy Scouts: We're keeping policy banning gays [View all]	Newsjock	Jul 2012	OP
Fuck the Boy Scouts and the bigots that run them.	dbackjon	Jul 2012	#1
I was a boy scout..	iamthebandfanman	Jul 2012	#2
I was cub scout. I didn't like it much and we started a 4H club instead.	tk2kewl	Jul 2012	#4
I did both but loved 4H -- there were girls	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#48
girls girls girls	tk2kewl	Jul 2012	#49
4H was where I, as a city kid, met the most mature and responsible of my peers, eg farm kids	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#50
most of the 4Hers I knew were Long Island suburbanites	tk2kewl	Jul 2012	#53
I grew up near Rochester and was the lone city kid	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#55
best of luck with that!	tk2kewl	Jul 2012	#57
4H in SE Ks in the late 80's early 90's	Sentath	Jul 2012	#56
allowing Scouting to remain focused on its mission	AlbertCat	Jul 2012	#3
No women, no atheists, no gays, what a weird damned group.	CBGLuthier	Jul 2012	#5
No atheists? Is that a restriction too?	Canuckistanian	Jul 2012	#43
Yes, no atheists	sakabatou	Jul 2012	#44
It's basically a non-denominational Christian organization	Bradical79	Jul 2012	#46
The BSA is primarily a Mormon youth organization now, it has been distroyed by those bastards.	The_Casual_Observer	Jul 2012	#6
The Mormons have too much influcence in BSA	Gothmog	Jul 2012	#18
The right wing Catholics are predominant in our community.	hunter	Jul 2012	#22
Not many people are aware that the Mormons use BSA as their own after-school program	byeya	Jul 2012	#23
Locally the United Way cut off the Boy Scouts years ago.	The_Casual_Observer	Jul 2012	#38
Thanks for the information; it's good to know somewhere bigotry is not ignored	byeya	Jul 2012	#42
BSA has become a very creepy organization. In my youth, decades ago, I	RKP5637	Jul 2012	#54
Maybe enough people will boycott it..	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#7
The majority of the membership is Mormon, it's their official boy's youth program. They aren't	The_Casual_Observer	Jul 2012	#8
Mormons only account for	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#9
Don't kid yourself, it's the majority of the BSA membership by far. The organization could go on	The_Casual_Observer	Jul 2012	#13
This message was self-deleted by its author	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#17
Got numbers/stats, and a citation? n/t	PavePusher	Jul 2012	#35
my pleasure	The_Casual_Observer	Jul 2012	#37
So, not a majority in any way, shape or form.	PavePusher	Jul 2012	#39
pffffffffffffffffffffffttttt	The_Casual_Observer	Jul 2012	#40
Did I miss some sarcasm, or were you merely promoting distortions/untruths and regional bigotry?	PavePusher	Jul 2012	#41
Props to the Girl Scouts for embracing diversity	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#10
The Mormon church is heavily vested in the Boy Scouts, as are the Catholics.	Raster	Jul 2012	#11
Bullshit. Predictable. Explicable. Minor gain.	dmallind	Jul 2012	#12
Then I'm keeping my policy of not supporting the Boy Scouts	LynneSin	Jul 2012	#14
Don't ask, don't tell, bitches. I know a gay Eagle Scout.	onehandle	Jul 2012	#15
There are a significant number of gay leaders in my scout district	Gothmog	Jul 2012	#20
I'm sure that's more common than most would believe.	onehandle	Jul 2012	#21
Don't Ask, Don't Tell has worked for our district	Gothmog	Jul 2012	#25
The Government needs to stop supporting this organization	Sgent	Jul 2012	#16
There are a large number of leaders in BSA working to change this stupid policy	Gothmog	Jul 2012	#19
And meanwhile the UK Scouting Association policy:	Spider Jerusalem	Jul 2012	#24
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Healing and Hope	Jul 2012	#26
it'll change just as the U.S. military changed	tomm2thumbs	Jul 2012	#27
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Healing and Hope	Jul 2012	#28
Oh WELCOME to DU	tomm2thumbs	Jul 2012	#29
fraudulent studies, homophobic propaganda	johnnypneumatic	Jul 2012	#30
Oh Jesus Christ... (in more ways than one)	dmallind	Jul 2012	#31
I only lasted a month before I quit...	brooklynite	Jul 2012	#32
The bigots want their exclusive club? Fine. The United Way should drop them.	alphafemale	Jul 2012	#33
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Catlover123	Jul 2012	#34
Oh fuck off, for fuck's sake.	PavePusher	Jul 2012	#36
Go be a shit-nozzle... elsewhere.	AlbertCat	Jul 2012	#45
That's probably the best way to protect kids from abuse	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#47
unblock: we're keeping policy banning boy scouts.	unblock	Jul 2012	#51
BSA should be called out for what it is, a HATE GROUP! n/t	RKP5637	Jul 2012	#52

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