As one poster read on a previous thread I read, here or on a different website, "there is no place for sexuality in scouting." I cannot believe this topic is still being discussed.
If the BSA wants to adopt their own policies and stick by them, good for them. They should be free to say that one cannot advance their sexuality and serve in a leadership role because it is their policy and they are a private organization.
If someone discusses they are gay to another in private, should they be punished if the recipient of that information knew and said nothing to other leadership? or should the BSA adopt the "don't ask, don't tell" policy just like the military? Where is the logic in a "don't ask, don't tell" policy if it still lets a person "in the closet" access to the kids? If there are hidden sex offenders lurking, how would this make things better for the scouts?
What I see as the sad fact of the matter is the literal interpretation of the bible. At best the Christian bible is allegory and in no way should it be taken as literal truth."
A literal interpretation of the Bible is not always the best thing, taking things like this would mean we should follow all the laws in the old testament about stoning people and other punishments. I think it is best to follow the basic premise of "the law" of the bible but it is also open to interpretation and stoning people nowadays would not go very well.
However, such commandments as thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal, thou shall not lie i believe must be taken literally. (This message has been edited by a staff member.)
