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8. Our local troop did a letter -

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 04:16 PM

Dec 2013

it was very forceful in supporting the change so I enrolled my son this year. Next up is working on the ban against gay leaders to get that overturned as well. So far from what I've seen it is a good organization though not as open and encouraging as the girl scouts (I've had my daughter in there for years - no requirement to believe in god, economic help for scouts who are less fortunate etc ...).

I'm determined to support Boy Scouts because they are moving in the correct direction, even if it is at a snail's pace.

The younger generations are with us on this so it's just a matter of the old dinos dying off.

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Boy Scouts open ranks to gay youth on Jan. 1 [View all] Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 OP

A good start. Now include BSA leadership. mahannah Dec 2013 #1

Good. Android3.14 Dec 2013 #2

And guess what BSA... SoapBox Dec 2013 #3

the same effect this Jan. 1 as the Y2K scare undeterred Dec 2013 #4

Oh noooooo! It's the end of the world!!111! progressoid Dec 2013 #5

Good! Now.. about us atheists.. X_Digger Dec 2013 #6

Why a calendar countdown? Why not just 'ok come on in'? AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #7

"Come on in" might not be the phrase I'd choose (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 2013 #11

You may enter? AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #20

Our local troop did a letter - TBF Dec 2013 #8

Did the Girl Scouts even HAVE a "deadline" type of thing? Or did they just CTyankee Dec 2013 #9

My understanding is that the GSA never, ever had an exclusion policy in the first place. Hekate Dec 2013 #14

acceptable until they are 18 years old oldandhappy Dec 2013 #10

Sadly, a lot of it is because they have to fend off the "OMG PEDOPHILES" reaction that a repeal nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #19

The sexual thing should be a non-issue in the Boy Scouts jmowreader Dec 2013 #12

Documentation, please. mahannah Dec 2013 #13

Quite likely the documentation you seek is in old Scout handbooks under the heading Clean Living... Hekate Dec 2013 #15

Jmowreader is correct Xithras Dec 2013 #21

This is a victory -- I know people who worked really hard to get this change... Hekate Dec 2013 #16

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You're cute. arcane1 Dec 2013 #18