NJCubScouter Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 The BSA has delayed a decision on the membership policy issue until May: http://news.yahoo.com/boy-scouts-delay-decision-admitting-gays-153238089.html I fear they have created a huge mess by creating the expectation that a decision was going to be made this week, and then delaying it -- unless all sides wait with calm and patience for the decision, but that's not what I predict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn_LeRoy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 My groundhog predicts 16 more weeks of bickering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Outdoors Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Write something here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Wow, National never disappoints me in its capacity to rise to new levels of disappointment. These guys--and the board--are professionals? A total cock-up. The worst of both worlds--just anger both sides. Can we just resolve this and move on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Outdoors Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Write something here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Sorry for the HTML--I am having a hard time with this new software. No emphasis implied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Outdoors Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Is anyone surprised by them not making a decision...business as usual. Why do we, the heart and soul of the BSA put up with this kind of stuff. Can we fire these bums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahuna Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I'm afraid you guys are exactly right. This was a very ill-informed move on the part of the BSA. All of us are hanging by our thumbs now and fielding questions we don't have the answers to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjim Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 If I am following all of this correctly, at least we have a survey of the council positions, something I have never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCubScouter Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Yes Kahuna, and in my troop's case I am expecting some pointed questions from our CO, in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn_LeRoy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Sorry for the HTML--I am having a hard time with this new software. No emphasis implied. Copy-pasting adds the unparsed squarebracket-HTML; you can re-edit your old post and remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-in-KC Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 No matter how you feel on the issue, Merlyn nails it for the win. This may be the only time ever I agree with you, Merlyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingagain Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Agreed. Hugh PR mess. This keeps the spotlight on the BSA on this issue for months. Both sides will harden their positions and make the ultimate decision more difficult to take for either side. Makes a schism in scouting more likely than less. SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel947 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Again the BSA cannot seem to handle issues. It made it seem as if a final decision was imminent, and then kicked the can. It would have been better served to have no floated the trial ballon and done things quietly. Hopefully with a few more months to think about it they will make the best possible decision. In the meantime, they've failed to solve any of the issues at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Scoutingagain is correct--it will only make things worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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