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The Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) decision to lift its controversial ban on gay youth participants has received praise and criticism in equal measure, but one Alabama church leader isn't having any of it.
In the wake of the Boy Scouts' ruling, Pastor Greg Walker tells WBRC-TV that Boy Scout troops will no longer be welcome to meet onsite at the First Baptist Church of Helena.
"It's hard on a personal level to say to a troop of young boys who have done nothing wrong and to the leaders, 'You're not welcome here,'" Walker told the news channel. "I didn't make the decision, Boy Scouts of America did."
Boy Scouts Banned By Alabama Pastor Greg Walker After Gay Youth Policy Lifted Nationwide
How so very Christian of you Greg. Oh wait.
"I didn't make the decision, Boy Scouts of America did."
It is a church. If they feel that allowing gay scouts to use their facilities conflicts with the purpose and teachings of his church, then that is his right. I don't consider it being a jerk--I consider it exercising his organization's right to dissent.
It is a church. .
It is a church. If they feel that allowing gay scouts to use their facilities conflicts with the purpose and teachings of his church, then that is his right. I don't consider it being a jerk--I consider it exercising his organization's right to dissent.
Well, so far, it is their right. It's also my right to think they're jerks.
If this Baptist church interprets through its faith that it's just fine to discriminate against people based upon sexual discrimination/gay rights discrimination or anything else? They are poor examples of the Christian faith, in my opinion.
Hold on a minute..how old are these ''gay scouts??''
“We believe that the BSA policy change will lead to a mass exodus from the Boy Scout program, as Assemblies of God and many other churches can no longer support groups that are part of an organization allowing members who are openly homosexual,”
No, it's out and out marketting.The BSA are not a religious organization. I'm sure other groups would be permitted to use the church. I think this is out and out descrimination.
?? I don't understand your post.
It is a church. If they feel that allowing gay scouts to use their facilities conflicts with the purpose and teachings of his church, then that is his right. I don't consider it being a jerk--I consider it exercising his organization's right to dissent.
Sorry Mags..what I don't understand is that ''gay scouts''are now accepted..
But ''Gay scout masters'' are not..
What age are these ''gay scouts??''
Youth and adults who are developmentally disabled, or youth with severe physical challenges, may be considered for registration beyond the age of eligibility for their program: [from 7 to 11]over age 11 for a Cub Scout, [from 12 to 18]18 as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout, or ]from 18 to 21]21 as a Venturer or Sea Scout (see Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America, article XI, section 3, clause 20, reproduced in the appendix, 11.5.0.0). A developmentally disabled adult of any age, for example, may be considered for youth membership and join Scouting if a qualified medical professional is able to correlate cognitive abilities to less than the upper limit of an eligibility age. Members approved to be so registered are indicated in the system with a disability code.
Boy Scouts Banned By Alabama Pastor Greg Walker After Gay Youth Policy Lifted Nationwide
How so very Christian of you Greg. Oh wait.
Hold on a minute..how old are these ''gay scouts??''
It's hard on a personal level to say to a troop of young boys who have done nothing wrong and to the leaders, 'You're not welcome here,'"
It's the Churches decision to make. It's the wrong one but at least they are giving the boy scouts troop enough time to find a new place to meet.
The Boy Scouts has not become the Gay Scouts.
It's still the Boy Scouts.
Do those churches ask every single person who steps on to their property what their sexual orientation is?
How so very considerate of them. This makes it all better. :roll:
How so very considerate of them. This makes it all better. :roll:
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