Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dbblsanta, post: 841989, member: 9189&quot;]Most desegregation groups, to my knowledge, welcomed people of all races. Blacks as well as whites fought alongside each other to end that horrific practice.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s true that many organizations restrict their membership based on certain factors, many for good reason. For example, (except in the venturing program), the Boy Scouts of America restricts its membership to boys. To me, this is perfectly fine because 1) they are upfront about it (it&#039;s in their name), and 2) they have a valid reason to do so (socialization, especially during youth, is different amongst those of the same and opposite genders.)</p><p><br /></p><p>However, there is really no reason to exclude gay youth from their programs other than religious bigotry. It&#039;s a scouting group where kids go hiking, swimming, helping old ladies cross the street, etc. It&#039;s not an explicitly straight organization made for allowing straight people to interact with each other.&nbsp; It&#039;s also not really an explicitly religious group either (such as a church group). Professing a belief in a god is required as part of their &quot;honor&quot; code, insinuating that not believing in god, or being gay, is somehow dishonorable.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are of course more than welcome to do this, but in my mind this is actually instilling dishonor in its members, teaching distrust and hatred. It is for this reason that I find the organization dishonorable.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, your point is well-taken and I really do appreciate you for voicing it respectfully. You are correct in pointing out organizations that discriminate for legitimate reasons. And I admit that there is a fine line between acceptable and unacceptable discrimination in regards to a group&#039;s membership. That line will be placed differently for all of us. So this is my opinion: I do not accept the BSA&#039;s anti-gay, anti-atheist policy feeling that it is not relevant to the organization&#039;s activities as a whole. Therefore, I do not support them and I will not be buying this coin to show my support.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I think that is all I have to say on the matter![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in