Will the BSA see their numbers dwindle?
This week, the Boy Scouts of America decided to stand by their policy of bigotry and intolerance by officially reaffirming that gays are not welcome in their organization . The BSA's stance on homosexuality (and atheism!) wasn't exactly a big secret before this, but I think they tended to be a bit more vague about their position in the past. This was anything but vague, and while the BSA is getting its fair share of support from the Krazy Khristian Klan (KKK - SEE WHAT I DID THERE?), there is no doubt that tolerance for homosexuality has been steadily on the rise for years and there doesn't really seem to be any danger of this changing. What will tolerant parents do in response? The boy scouts are rich in tradition and supposedly has a massively positive effect on the boys who join. Our son was in it for a minute, and then we did our research (yeah, we did that backwards) and discovered their stances on gays and atheism and promptly pulled him out. Will tolerant pare