Comment Re:No way - I wouldn't help (Score 1) 973
When I read the story headline I know there would be a tangent topic about Boy Scouts and their stance on atheists and homosexuality. I had no idea that ALL the comments would be on that topic.
Do you guys see the irony of how intolerants you are being with the BSA's beliefs? Maybe hypocrisy would be a better word. BSA isn't telling anybody they can't be gay or have to believe in God. It's just like the Democratic party saying they only want people who will vote democrats as members. It's one of their defining characteristics. For example, you can't be a girl and join the Boy Scouts. You can't be of 18 years old and join the Boy Scouts. The founders of the BSA felt belief in a higher power was an important principle for the growth of boys, so they made it one of their organizations tenants.
And saying the morons have "infiltrated" the BSA is like saying Bill Gates infiltrated the Red Cross because he donates money to the Red Cross on the condition it is used to help people. You are confusing "infiltrate" with "support" Commenter thephotoman claims that the BSA showed special treatment of the Mormon troops. Obviously I have no idea what really happened, but I'd suspect the Mormon troops where better funded, allowing them to be better organized.
Even Mormon sponsored scout troops don't require it's members to be Mormons. Any boy of any faith can earn his Faith in God award. When the award is presented to the boy the boy or his parents invite a representative from their faith to give the award and talk about their view of God. There are over 45 different church's recognized, and each church set the requirements for a boy to earn his Faith in God Award in their faith.
Do you guys see the irony of how intolerants you are being with the BSA's beliefs? Maybe hypocrisy would be a better word. BSA isn't telling anybody they can't be gay or have to believe in God. It's just like the Democratic party saying they only want people who will vote democrats as members. It's one of their defining characteristics. For example, you can't be a girl and join the Boy Scouts. You can't be of 18 years old and join the Boy Scouts. The founders of the BSA felt belief in a higher power was an important principle for the growth of boys, so they made it one of their organizations tenants.
And saying the morons have "infiltrated" the BSA is like saying Bill Gates infiltrated the Red Cross because he donates money to the Red Cross on the condition it is used to help people. You are confusing "infiltrate" with "support" Commenter thephotoman claims that the BSA showed special treatment of the Mormon troops. Obviously I have no idea what really happened, but I'd suspect the Mormon troops where better funded, allowing them to be better organized.
Even Mormon sponsored scout troops don't require it's members to be Mormons. Any boy of any faith can earn his Faith in God award. When the award is presented to the boy the boy or his parents invite a representative from their faith to give the award and talk about their view of God. There are over 45 different church's recognized, and each church set the requirements for a boy to earn his Faith in God Award in their faith.
