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

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 03:50 PM

27. it'll change just as the U.S. military changed

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I feel bad for the kids that are put through the wringer over it now or who feel outside of it all.

We all know those 'bans' really work, like in the Catholic Church. (cough cough)

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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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