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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
As for the BSA, I don't understand how if a little boy thinks he is gay and decides to speak about it would make a situation so unbearable for a grown Christian man that he must leave the BSA.
Imagine if all the straight Christian men decided to not be with the BSA.
What role models would be available for the wayward boy?
The root of these knee-jerk reactions by self-righteous Christians is rooted in their belief that there is a special place in hell for homosexual offenders.
Homosexuality is sin, but it won't get one to hell any quicker than being a thief, liar, or murderer.
Now the gay Boy Scouts have one less Christian influence in their lives, and we all know that the BSA is overflowing with homosexual boys wanting to play "let's go camping"-- creating a situation where no straight Christian male can possibly maintain his holiness.
Even if the teenage sinner in BSA doesn't repent in front of you, the seeds of life you could be planting may grow later in that sinner's life, but they won't grow if they are never planted.
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You completely missed the point here. The issue isn't about the kids in BSA, the issue is that churches would have to have to allow scout leaders who are gay. You may think that's okay, many do not, and that's the reason churches are pulling out of the BSA and the reason the UPC did what it did.