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On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:30:09 -0400, Harry ?
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The Boy Scouts have already had those sorts of scandals.

Hence the policy. It may be backward thinking in the 21st century but
I bet more than half of the parents agree with the policy. The scouts
are struggling to survive and they simply reflect the values of their
target demographic.
Public funding is a separate issue but the government funds a lot of
things we find unacceptable on some level. A lot of people think
churches should pay taxes.
The recent document dump says we are funding the Taliban.


Do the boy scouts have a policy against child molesters? I suspect what
they want to prevent is child molestation, and that sort of activity
typically is not the kind of "fun" gay men prefer.

I can just hear the right-wing trash exclaim after some molester is
arrested for buggering Boy Scouts, "Well, at least he wasn't gay."


Doesn't the fact that a man pursues other males of any age make them
gay?

There's a huge difference in the eyes of the law. One is called a pedophile,
the other isn't.

I do understand the difference between consenting adults and children
but the perception is still out there.

There's a perception that the Earth is flat, but that isn't born out by the
facts.

Personally I do not have an opinion on this but I do understand what
other people think.

The majority of people in the US believe that gays should have the same
rights as straights.

Would you care at all if the BSA was not taking public funds?


I would care just as much as I care about other large organizations who
possibly discriminate. I would certainly care more if they use public
facilities.