The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) might abandon a century of commitment to the moral development of youth. More than 100 million boys have taken the oath and learned self-reliance, patriotism, service and, most importantly, values through Scouting. After fending off attacks on these values from left-wing activists for decades, the organization on Monday raised a white flag in favor of political correctness — and corporate donations.
Deron Smith, a national Scout spokesman, signaled the retreat: “Currently, the BSA is discussing potentially removing the national membership restriction regarding sexual orientation.” The statement came as a shock to many who supported the tradition-minded group through the relentless campaign of liberals seeking to separate Scouting from its core mission.
The Boy Scouts, like the military, is all about character formation. As a New Jersey court put it, “Boy Scouts expresses a belief in moral values and uses its activities to encourage the moral development of its members.” That’s what irks the left so much. Under the Scout Oath, a boy pledges “to do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” These things fly in the face of the libertinism that has taken hold of leftists since the 1960s.
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