Boy Scouts of America Agenda Change?

It is been in the news that the Boy Scouts of America are being influenced by gay activists to change their policy regarding their ban of homosexual membership.
It appears that because there are two gay men on the board of the BSA that have also promoted their lifestyle agenda on other organizations and are doing the same at the BSA.

In a letter to the BSA through their online service, this is what I decided to convey to them:

Please remove Jim Turley of Ernst & Young and AT&T's Randall Stephenson from the board as you make your decision this week on whether to allow a homosexual agenda to influence the BSA.
Stand up and do what is right in God's eyes. Love these men, but draw the line of righteousness.

Whether or not the reader of this blog agrees with this issue at hand, it is obvious that the BSA has policies that offend people. However it is the right of the BSA to have their policies.

What is occurring here is of manipulation and inside politics to change their policies, not for the matter of principles, because we see that sponsors have been influenced to remove their monies.

Money is an important factor in any organization, however it is not to be a tool to bring moral change. Yet money is a vehicle that does test the morality and stewardship of an individual.

There is a profound statement that says where your treasure is that is where your heart is. The sponsors that have pulled out of assisting the BSA have had their hearts changed towards the Boy Scouts of America. How did this occur? Is it due to these Board members?

Is the agenda obvious?

As in any type of political maneuvering, little steps are taken to influence which then lead to more steps and gradually changing an entire culture, if possible.

The pattern is plain as we look at our own government. Why was Pres. Obama asked in an interview recently about his opinion on the Boy Scouts of America? Along with the President, the media is one of the influencers here. This type of promotion should not be coming from the president on down. He is not on the board of the BSA. His influence is within government not organizations like the BSA.

One of the most serious questions to ask is what would change if the BSA did adopt a new policy and strike down their ban? How would this affect all the Boy Scouts and leaders? Will there be a greater trust or a lesser trust for parents to allow their sons to be involved in the Boy Scouts of America?

Perhaps the Canadian Boy Scouts organization can interject an answer to these questions due to the changes that took place in their organization and what has happened since then. What is being referred to is their decline in membership, their loss of camps and loss of monies. Is there a direct correlation? You have to ask the Canadians.

One must also go back to the laws and oaths of the Boy Scouts of America that emphasize being morally straight. What was their original reason for making this declaration? Are there principles involved here that bring strength to their organization or a weakness?

Ask the leaders in the BSA who have been there for years and years and perhaps you will get an answer to these questions.

Ultimately, the decision that comes out of the BSA this week or next, will show the backbone of the current board members. Will there be a division within their board? Will there be an ousting of board members? Will the fiduciary factor be the ultimate tool used in policymaking? Or will people trust in principles that lead people into goodwill and morality and love based on a standard that perhaps came from biblical scriptures.

I believe there is not only a struggle here of leadership but an underlying spiritual struggle because a policy change affects a morality issue.

If I may, look at this on a simpler plane, let's say you have a friend, who just happens to be gay; you have a good relationship with them, and then one day they start to talk about their gay lifestyle more often and inquire about you becoming gay. That's probably a strange way to put it but the question remains, how would you respond? Your response could then, in the context of the Boy Scouts of America allowing gay men to lead young boys, be a part of your opinion on this issue.

I personally admire the Boy Scouts of America and what they've done for our country. It is my hope that they will stay with their current policy and that other companies will make significant contributions.