{"id":9010,"date":"2013-09-17T09:59:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T16:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/?p=9010"},"modified":"2022-04-14T15:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T22:17:08","slug":"trail-life-usa-a-moral-godly-and-safe-boy-scouts-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/trail-life-usa-a-moral-godly-and-safe-boy-scouts-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Life USA: A Moral, Godly, and Safe Boy Scouts Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Trail<\/a> by David Rose –
\nIt was Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2013. The huge hall was overflowing, the convention sold out. Over 1,200 attendees, with many spilling out into the foyer, eagerly awaited the announcement. What would this safe, moral and non-sexualized alternative to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) look like?<\/p>\n

With a stirring introductory video came the answer: \u201cTrail Life USA\u201d would now endeavor to \u201cbe the premier national character development organization for young men, which produces godly and responsible husbands, fathers and citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reveal, eagerly anticipated by hundreds of thousands \u2013 if not millions \u2013 of Americans was met with rousing cheers. \u201cOur mission is simple and clear,\u201d came the official mission statement, \u201cto guide generations of courageous young men to honor God, lead with integrity, serve others and experience outdoor adventure.\u201d <\/p>\n

A\u00a0brief summary<\/a>\u00a0from the new scouting-like organization\u2019s website (TrailLifeUSA.com<\/a>) reads as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cMost guys want exciting outdoor adventure with their friends. We\u2019ve got that! Trips and travel? That, too. Camping. Check. Physical and mental challenge? Yep. And awards? Of course!<\/p>\n

\u201cTrail Life USA is a Christian adventure, character and leadership movement for young men. The K-12 program centers on outdoor experiences that build a young man\u2019s skills and allow him to grow on a personal level and as a role model and leader for his peers. Living the Trail Life is a journey established on timeless values derived from the Bible.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Countless men and boys who once called themselves \u201cBoy Scouts\u201d will now proudly bear the title of \u201cTrailman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boy Scouts of America Surrenders to Left-Wing Homosexual Pressure<\/strong>
\nBack in May, millions of Americans were shocked and saddened when the BSA inexplicably bowed to left-wing political pressure and became something it had never before been: a hyper-politicized, aberrantly sexualized petri dish for social and sexual experimentation.<\/p>\n

on May 23, 2013, BSA tragically voted to welcome into its ranks \u201copen and avowed\u201d homosexuality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Created in 1910 to \u201cprepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes,\u201d the BSA, on May 23, 2013, tragically voted to welcome into its ranks \u201copen and avowed\u201d homosexuality (boy-on-boy sexual attraction and behavior), thereby disavowing the \u201cmorally straight\u201d Scout Oath its members have been sworn to uphold for over a century.<\/p>\n

Even worse, and in so doing, the BSA effectively waived the only legal defense it once had to preclude openly homosexual Scout leaders and gender-confused girls from its ranks: religious and moral conviction. It\u2019s only a matter of time until the BSA is forced to capitulate to sexual extremists\u2019 political demands and allow homosexual adults \u2013 men who define their identity based upon carnal appetites for other males \u2013 to take your boys on overnight camping trips.<\/p>\n

Once that happens, Trail Life USA will be the life raft for the multitudes. Those who abandon the fast-sinking BSA ship will have a safe place to land.<\/p>\n

Trail Life USA Video<\/strong>
\nThe group has released a must-see\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0explaining both the history of Trail Life USA and the BSA\u2019s tragic and financially driven cave-in to extremist political groups, hard-left corporate donors and the mainstream media (Click here to view video<\/a>).<\/p>\n

in all things God works for the good of those who love him<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Oh, but what a faithful Lord we serve! We are reminded in Romans 8:28, \u201cthat in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trail Life USA is indeed good. It has indeed been called according to His purpose.<\/p>\n

And it will never waver.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview on \u201cWallBuilders Live\u201d radio, John Stemberger, an Eagle Scout, lawyer, pro-family advocate and Trail Life USA\u2019s acting board chairman, addressed the BSA tragedy and the resulting birth of this exciting new principled alternative: \u201cSometimes things have to die before there\u2019s a new birth and it comes back better than before. And, not to extend the analogy too far, but even our Lord went through that process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Left-Wing Groups Unjustifiably Attack and Smear Trail Life USA<\/strong>
\nRegrettably, the usual left-wing suspects have attempted to smear Trail Life USA by labeling it \u201canti-gay.\u201d Nothing could be further from the truth. Trail Life is simply pro-purity. As Christians, the group\u2019s leadership has adopted the tried-and-true \u201clove the sinner, hate the sin\u201d model. They\u2019ve simply chosen to obey and follow Christ\u2019s \u201cI do not condemn you \u2026 From now on sin no more\u201d example on sexual immorality \u2013 all sexual immorality \u2013 be it adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior or any other sexual sin explicitly identified in Scripture.<\/p>\n

Members are called to live a life of holiness, being pure of heart, mind, word and deed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trail Life\u2019s Membership Standards state, without equivocation, \u201cThe basis for the program\u2019s ethical and moral standards are found in the Bible. In terms of sexual identification and behavior, we affirm that any sexual activity outside the context of the covenant of marriage between one man and one woman is sinful before God and therefore inconsistent with the values and principles of the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin these limits, we grant membership to adults and youth who do not engage in or promote sexual immorality of any kind, or engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the heading \u201cPurity,\u201d the group\u2019s Statement of Faith & Values states: \u201cMembers are called to live a life of holiness, being pure of heart, mind, word and deed, reserving sexual activity for the sanctity of marriage; marriage being a lifelong commitment before God between a man and a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

We condemn you not. Now go and sin no more.<\/p>\n

Real men value principle over program, and they value integrity over institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cReal men value truth over tradition,\u201d Stemberger told the cheering convention crowd. \u201cReal men value principle over program, and they value integrity over institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BSA has lost its integrity. It has chosen the almighty dollar over the best interests of the boys it once served so well.<\/p>\n

Now you have a choice.<\/p>\n

An oak has died, but a new seed buds.<\/p>\n

I pray you\u2019ll water that new seed. I pray you\u2019ll choose Trail Life USA.<\/p>\n

HT : Townhall<\/a><\/p>\n