Comments on: Boy Scouts Reconsidering Stance on Homosexual Members

By: CULTURE WARS AND RELIGIOUS ORTHODOXY « CREDE, UT INTELLIGAS

CULTURE WARS AND RELIGIOUS ORTHODOXY « CREDE, UT INTELLIGAS — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:37:47 +0000

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By: david

david — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:24:16 +0000

I would imagine many Christians are deeply uncomfortable with this question, because emotionally they feel comfortable having a BSA leader who is Catholic or Mormon, but deeply uncomfortable with having a BSA leader who is gay. Of course there is absolutely no doctrinal support in the Christian faith for this dichotomy, which is why it is an inconsistent and rather hypocritical (in my opinion) divide. So according to Brian's point of view -- which at least is consistent -- any BSA leader who is not a Christian should be expunged from the BSA. That's a big problem for the BSA considering tens of thousands of Boy Scouts are Mormon, they make up the largest contingency of the BSA according to this article. Brian, I wonder how far your principle goes. If your young son or daughter had a swim coach who was Mormon or Jewish would that be acceptable? A piano teacher? What about a math tutor?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:54:06 +0000

A question has been posed as to which is worse a scout leader who is homosexual or a scout leader who is Jewish/Muslim/Catholic/Mormon. I have no problem being friends with any of these groups. I would allow them in my home and around my children. What I do have a problem with is allowing them to have leadership/influence over my children or any other person's child. This guideline I have placed on myself applies to my younger children. It also includes pastors, teachers and coaches. As my kids get older and are able to stand firm in their faith, I may allow them to be taught by teachers or coaches who are not Bible believing Christians. (My kids are still young.) Any thoughts?

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Saturday Superlatives - Darian G. Burns | Darian G. Burns — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:19:23 +0000

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By: Holiday At The Sea » Blog Archive » The Weekly Town Crier

Holiday At The Sea » Blog Archive » The Weekly Town Crier — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:40:52 +0000

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By: david

david — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:52:24 +0000

Brent, the problem is, the BSA has put itself in an impossibly hypocritical situation. On the one hand the BSA is explicitly saying that it's perfectly acceptable for any boy scout to believe in any god of their own personal choosing. Whether it be Allah, Buddha or God, whether they see Jesus as the son of God (Christians) or a false prophet (Jews), it doesn't matter. You can worship a golden calf as god so long as you are not an athiest. We don't care, you're welcome in. We believe this will have no impact whatsoever on our moral foundation. On the other hand, when it comes to sexual orientation, well that's an entirely different situation. We don't care what you believe or who you think God is, we believe that Christianity says homosexuality is a sin. Therefore, if you are gay, you're out. if the BSA is Christian, then it should be Christian. If the BSA isn't Christian, then it's not Christian.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:28:14 +0000

The BSA also holds "Jewish" values, "Muslim" values, etc...

By: David

David — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:32:30 +0000

So... can you be a Jew or a Muslim and be a Boy Scout? The article says that LDS is the largest Boy Scout organizer and of course almost all Christians universally (and in my opinion, rightly) view Mormons as not of their shared faith. So is a Muslim who worships Allah truly obedient to the oath to "do my duty to God"? What about a Jew? A Mormon? If Christians are already accepting of allowing Boy Scouts who have a non-Christian view of who God is, why aren't they similarly accepting of allowing Boy Scouts who have a non-Christian view of what is "morally straight"? After all, what is worse, a false sexual orientation, or worship of false idols? So it's okay to accept and allow non-Christian Boy Scouts who worship false idols (commandments 1 and 2)?

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:01:11 +0000

Perhaps it is not Christian in the sense that it is not a church, but it certainly is a Christian organization in the sense of holding to Christian values.

What problem do you have with Christianity, Phil?

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:04:25 +0000

I have no idea why you think Scouting is a "Christian" organization.

http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/operating_orgs/Islamic.aspx