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Boy Scouts and adult volunteers wore their uniforms Sunday as they marched in Utah's gay pride parade — defying a leader of the youth organization who had said they couldn't do so under the organization's guidelines prohibiting advocating political or social positions.
"It just feels like the right thing to do," Kenji Mikesell, an 18-year-old Eagle Scout and high school senior still active with his troop, said before leaving for the parade in Salt Lake City.
Keeping with Scouting tradition feels right for some as well, but political pressures seem to have influenced a change there. This is a rub-it-in-your-face response by activists to changes in official policy, not happy with having won, but going to prove they can do anything they wish in spite of a stated neutral stance by Scouting on involvement in social issues. Next up, singing show tunes around the camp fire.
Considering that the individual scouts, and leaders, have to purchase their own uniforms one would think that they can wear them whenever they choose to.
Considering that the individual scouts, and leaders, have to purchase their own uniforms one would think that they can wear them whenever they choose to.
Considering that we have freedom of speech, I should be able to yell "Fire" in a crowded theater. But, there's a valid reason not to. It was asked that no one wear Scouting uniforms to any such event so as to not give the impression that Scouting endorses it. It was a valid reason to not wear the uniforms. They chose to in a slap in the face to the organization who just caved in to political pressure to admit them.
Let the Scouting organization die a dignified death.
You can pick up a scouting uniform at a thrift shop and do what you please with it. There are no "laws" about it and anyone can wear one for any reason. A scout uniform has never been "holy" or "sacred". Come on people.
BSA is a private organization.
they have rules.
you dont have to follow the rules and they dont have to keep you as a member.
if pillow biters want to join, thats fine.
but follow the rules.
dont like the BSA rules, why did you insist on being allowed in if you cant follow simple rules ?
you want to express a political belief, fine.
but everyone who wore their uniform in the parade should be kicked out.
Considering that the individual scouts, and leaders, have to purchase their own uniforms one would think that they can wear them whenever they choose to.
They are a private organization........just kick out anyone who was in the Gayrade wearing their BS uniform.
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