{"id":6028,"date":"2011-05-09T17:40:45","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T00:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/?p=6028"},"modified":"2020-01-23T09:58:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T17:58:59","slug":"gay-activists-bullying-the-boy-scouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/gay-activists-bullying-the-boy-scouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Activists Bullying the Boy Scouts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chuck Colson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

by Chuck Colson –
\nI\u2019ve been warning you that the current push to legitimize homosexual conduct and so-called gay \u201cmarriage\u201d represents today\u2019s greatest threat to religious liberty. I\u2019ve told you about attacks against iPhone apps for the Manhattan Declaration and Exodus International, as well as a boycott of Chick-fil-a<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Their crime? Supporting marriage as only between a man and a woman and having the temerity to not support so-called gay \u201cmarriage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Boy Scouts\u2019 politically incorrect stands on homosexuality and atheism have long put this great organization in the extremists\u2019 cross-hairs, and now the pressure is getting even more intense.<\/p>\n

The Scouts prohibit open homosexuals from serving as leaders. That\u2019s because the organization believes that \u201chomosexual conduct is inconsistent with the obligations in the Scout Oath and Scout Law to be morally straight and clean in thought, word, and deed.\u201d <\/p>\n

How\u2019s that for straight talking, friends?<\/p>\n

But now, in the St. Louis area, parent associations working with the public schools are severing ties with local Scouting groups rather than face the risk of lawsuits alleging\u2014you guessed it\u2014discrimination based on sexual orientation.<\/p>\n

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, in March, the Missouri PTA advised all of its 420 member units to stop hosting charters with the Boy Scouts because the agreements put them in legal jeopardy.<\/p>\n

An official with the state PTA said the advice to local associations is not a criticism of the Scouts but rather flows from the liability issue. The official said, \u201cWe\u2019re not telling them, you absolutely can\u2019t. \u201cWe\u2019re saying, it\u2019s not in your best interest to do that.\u201d A Scouting spokesman, however, says insurance provided by the Boy Scouts would preclude any financial or legal jeopardy to PTA sponsors.<\/p>\n

But for cash-strapped schools and PTAs, just the threat of a lawsuit is enough to get them to abandon the Boy Scouts. And the gay-rights groups know it.<\/p>\n

In fact, in the name of fighting discrimination, the gay-rights extremists are working overtime to shut down\u2014to discriminate against\u2014one of America\u2019s finest organizations, which aims \u201cto prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other words, the Scouts want to help youngsters in \u201cDoing the Right Thing,\u201d which just happens to be the title of the six-part video series on the restoration of ethics in America we\u2019ve just released at the Colson Center. It\u2019s available now at DoingTheRightThing.com.<\/p>\n

So what are we Christians to do amid this latest controversy? One thing\u2019s for certain. We can\u2019t cut and run, which is exactly what the gay-rights extremists are hoping we will do.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of suggestions. First, pray for the Scouts, that they will be able both legally and financially to practice their beliefs in our supposedly free society. Second, send money or donate your legal expertise to help whenever these harassing lawsuits arise. And third, support your local Boy Scout troop. Become a Scoutmaster or other volunteer.<\/p>\n

The Boy Scouts have served God, country, and all of us for all these years. Now it\u2019s our turn\u2014and privilege\u2014to serve them.<\/p>\n

HT: Break Point<\/a> (read full article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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