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Date: 2006-05-12 01:52 am (UTC)The Boy Scouts IS primarily a Judeo-Christian group.
The key word is "primarily". The Christian part isn't supposed to be exclusive; they claim to promote tolerance for people of all religions. Christianity is NOT supposed to be the whole point, if you accept what they say their beliefs are.
If you don't agree with a group, or expect a group to agree with you - don't join in the first place.
First off, most children don't have any idea what they agree or don't agree with except to parrot what their parents have taught them. Expecting them to make that kind of a decision is hardly realistic.
Second, when a group of people pick on someone for no better reason than their religion THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR IT. Implying it's the kids' fault for being non-Christian is blaming him for the fact that the Boy Scouts isn't living up to its own damn philosophy.
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Date: 2006-05-12 02:14 am (UTC)The Boys Scouts have a committee that determines whether or not a group is appropriate. Likely this matter will get bumped up to them and in a few weeks/months/years we'll get an official stance on Boy Scouts and Wiccans.
You're right, this does suck for the kids. But it's not their fault - it's their parents. THEY should have been the ones smart enough to see the problem here.
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Date: 2006-05-12 02:22 am (UTC)And I'm sorry, but it's not the parents' fault that the Boy Scouts aren't living up to their own philosophy either.
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Date: 2006-05-12 06:18 pm (UTC)And, well, it is wrong.
Likely this matter will get bumped up to them and in a few weeks/months/years we'll get an official stance on Boy Scouts and Wiccans.
That worked so well with the Boy Scouts' official position on gays.
You're right, this does suck for the kids. But it's not their fault - it's their parents. THEY should have been the ones smart enough to see the problem here.
Which parents? The bigoted parents, or the former Eagle Scout who sent his kids to scouting even though they're OMG WICCANS?