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How the Boy Scouts of America are succumbing to the gender revolution

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The incremental surrender of the Boy Scouts to the gender revolution has undermined the very reason for their existence. Earlier this month, the Boy Scouts of America , a venerated organization,  announced  that it will drop the "Boy" from " Boy Scout " and make scouting available to all sexes. This was not a surprise decision, nor did it come out of nowhere. For the past several years, the Boy Scouts have been in the process of  reinventing themselves  in the image of progressivism by pursuing a more "inclusive" approach to scouting. The umbrella organization plans to retain its original name, the "Boy Scouts of America" or "BSA," while officially opening scouting to both boys and girls. " Cub Scouts ," the name for clubs for kids seven to ten years old, is gender-neutral enough to be retained as well. But Boy Scouts, which is for children aged ten to seventeen, will now be known as "Scouts BSA." The Boy

Boy Scouts to make condoms ‘readily and easily accessible’ at upcoming global gathering

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A gathering of scouts from all over the world slated for next summer and hosted by big names such as Boy Scouts of America and Scouts Canada will include condoms that must be “readily and easily accessible for all participants” of any age - boys to boys! The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has  announced  that its 24th World Scout Jamboree will be held from Sunday, July 21, 2019 to Thursday, August 1, 2019. It will be the first to be jointly hosted by all three umbrella organizations covering North America: Scouts Canada, the Boy Scouts of America, and Asociación de Scouts de México . Billed as a “celebration of cultural exchange, mutual understanding, peace, and friendship,” the announcement promises that the gathering of thousands of young people from more than 200 countries and territories will open “a new world of life-changing experiences that will help you develop your physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual life.”  But many fear t

Boys Scouts and Mental Health

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Transgenderism - Small Gods and Great Harm The Boy Scouts of America announced their decision to allow “transgender boys” into Scouting, caving in to progressives’ program of sexual self-creation. Is there any problem with that, really?   Yes, there is. It makes children into small gods with the power to revise reality for everyone. And it does them great harm besides. Child “Transgenderism” Is Not Adult Destiny It’s harmful to the “ transgendered ” child, first of all. There is good reason to use quotes around “transgender” when speaking of children, because for most of them who consider themselves transgender, over time it turns out not to be real. Every child entering Cub Scouts or Brownies has to decide, which shall I be: boy or girl? Every child has that responsibility, that authority, that god-like power. Sexual confusion and questioning is fairly uncommon among children, but even less common when they grow up. The great majority children’s sex-and- gender issues resolv

First Catholic diocese rejects openly gay Boy Scout leader

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LOUISVILLE, KY ,  -- The Archdiocese of Louisville has rejected a homosexual man ’s application to be a Boy Scout leader , the first reported diocese to do so after the national organization opted to allow gay leaders, resulting in threats of public protests. Greg Bourke reapplied to lead Boy Scout Troop 325 in his home parish of   Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Louisville where he’d been required to resign in 2012 after announcing his sexual orientation,   according   to Religion News Service , but was informed early this month his application was denied. “ My heart is broken that my church would now present the barrier to my returning to my Boy Scout unit,” Bourke said. Bourke, who along with   his partner were among the plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing homosexual “marriage” across the U.S., said he doesn’t have any legal recourse to contest the archdiocese’s denial of his application, according   to Insider Louisville, but implied he

Boy Scouts formalizes policy allowing openly gay leaders - would you as a parent trust your sons to a homosexual?

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The Boy Scouts of America took the final step Monday in lifting its ban on Scout leaders who openly profess homosexuality – but many gay activists decried the change for not going far enough. The BSA executive committee  passed a resolution  to lift the ban two weeks ago.  On Monday, July 27, the National Executive Board  ratified the decision , with 79% of the board's 80 members agreeing. The shift in policy incurred lukewarm approval from homosexual activists, with many expressing disapproval of the policy’s religious exemption clause. Gary Signorile, the editor-at-large for the  Huffington Post 's "Gay Voices" site,  blasted  the BSA's provision allowing individual chapters to cleave to their consciences on the matter of same-sex-attracted Scout leaders. "By allowing the religious-affiliated troops to still ban gay adults," Signorile wrote, "the BSA is making a religious exemption seem like a reasonable compromise when in fact it i

Uproar as US Navy chaplain may be fired over Christian views on sexuality

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A highly-decorated Navy chaplain may be kicked out of the military for his Christian views, the result of a possible scheme to weed out pro-marriage Christians.   Lt. Commander Wes Modder, was accused of failing “to show tolerance and respect” in private counseling sessions regarding issues pertaining to faith, marriage and sexuality, specifically homosexuality and pre-marital sex, according to Fox News . Military veteran and attorney Michael Berry said Modder, who is endorsed as a chaplain by the Assemblies of God, is being punished for his Christian faith . “We are starting to see cases where chaplains have targets on their backs,” said Berry. “They have to ask themselves, ‘Do I stay true to my faith or do I keep my job?’” Berry, who is with Liberty Institute, a  law firm that focuses  on  religious liberty cases , is representing Modder. In a letter to the Navy he accused the military of committing a gross injustice against the chaplain, and he expects the Pentagon to r

Condemning Homosexuality is practicing discrimination and this is wrong

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The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, a group against AIDS, protests in New York City against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Discrimination is not automatically bad. I discriminate on the kinds of foods I eat, on the programs I watch, and what movies I let my kids see. In fact, we all discriminate. We all have criteria by which we judge what is and is not acceptable. I discriminate against child molesters , and I will not let them be with my children unattended. I discriminate against various theological teachings that contradict the  Bible . I discriminate all the time and so do you. When it comes to homosexuality , I believe that  God  has condemned it as a  sin  (Rom. 1:18ff). But my agreeing with God that homosexuality is a sin is not the same as discriminating against homosexuals. I have no problem working with homosexuals in a secular environment. I have no problem with homosexuals being my neighbors. I have no problem with working out a