with the short shorts and neckerchief.....

[Snatch Napkin]

It's also not commonplace for both adults to just leave their kiddo by himself with the troop. Parent participation is highly recommended, regardless of who is the Scout Master. I thoroughly enjoyed being a Scout Master. I was instrumental in helping a lot of kids grow up with some real sense of confidence and understanding of other people.

Paul, you would be able to help Jr. get an understanding for other people at your whim if you would be a part of his troop, as well as all the other things you currently do.

[Nash B.]

^This, I have gay friends that make 95% of straight people look like garbage.

yeah, they sure know how to dress

[Sean88gt]

Most parents consider the scouts to be a place where you can keep your boy with trustworthy, earnest adult role models. This may come as a shock, but most parents are hetero (DUH) and don't want their kids spending time with gays as role models for their children. Simple as that.

Pretty much.

because their kid might catch the gay germ? Or fear that they might be doing gay stuff around them?

Would you be ok letting your daughter stay with a male chaperon on a camping trip? Probably not, because there is a track record of abuse there. Give it the time and gays (not all, understand what I'm saying here) will undoubtedly fuck kids right in their innocent little assholes. Because MEN are twisted fucks, regardless of their propensity to swallow cock or not. Once the perv switch gets flipped, all goes bad.

[Kimmypie]

Elvis, I'm not sure you or Jr get to choose if he decides to be gay or not. Like a guy I grew up with once told me, "Why would I choose to live a life where people look down on me, say awful things to me, & treat me like less of a person if I had an actual choice?" Makes sense to me that it's not a conscious choice that one makes.

[racrguy]

1 Corinthians 6:9 makes it pretty clear where God stands on the issue of homosexuality.

As long as Christians are funding Boy Scouts, this will always be an issue.

That passage mentions nothing about homosexuality.

[Sean88gt]

Elvis, I'm not sure you or Jr get to choose if he decides to be gay or not. Like a guy I grew up with once told me, "Why would I choose to live a life where people look down on me, say awful things to me, & treat me like less of a person if I had an actual choice?" Makes sense to me that it's not a conscious choice that one makes.

Because that guy's love of cock > ridicule?

[Binky]

Would you be ok letting your daughter stay with a male chaperon on a camping trip? Probably not, because there is a track record of abuse there. Give it the time and gays (not all, understand what I'm saying here) will undoubtedly fuck kids right in their innocent little assholes. Because MEN are twisted fucks, regardless of their propensity to swallow cock or not. Once the perv switch gets flipped, all goes bad.

Sorry, that's just a bunch of bigoted bullshit.

[Sean88gt]

Sorry, that's just a bunch of bigoted bullshit.

You read it wrong then.

[46Tbird]

Because if he is gay he could be a pedophile as well?

Please DJ, don't insult my intelligence. Pedophilia and homosexuality are obviously different things. But is it really a stretch that a pedophile would want to be a scout leader?

@ 5 yrs old - that was cub scouts and you always had to have a parent with you for overnight trips.

It wasn't until junior-high to high school that we even did multi nights.

I was in Cub Scouts and we did several outings, but you are right, I was closer to 8-9 years old at the time. A Webelos.

Once again, I personally would have no problems with it. You know there are gay teachers in schools right?

Good for you. You don't have an issue with it. Some other people might. Yes I'm aware there are gay teachers. And? Are we talking about schools now?

honestly, i wouldnt feel comfortable having my kids go into the woods with ANY man without me being present. Id probably feel better if it was a gay guy since they usually go for other adult gay guys.

Well some parents want their children to be exposed to other adults and different social settings, as well as gather basic skills that will help them their entire life.

Don't paint me to be a homophobe. I'm not. I just CLEARLY see why parents wouldn't want this.

[Cobraman]

Sorry, that's just a bunch of bigoted bullshit.

x2. Geez man.

[Kimmypie]

Because that guy's love of cock > ridicule?

You missed the point. He didn't choose to like men. Not that he liked it so much he decided to not live life in the closet. Just wow.

[Sean88gt]

x2. Geez man.

You read it wrong as well.

I'm saying the issue is MEN - straight, gay, bi, zoo, etc. We have a tendency to be perverted.

[Sean88gt]

You missed the point. He didn't choose to like men. Not that he liked it so much he decided to not live life in the closet. Just wow.

You lost me in the double negatives. He lived his life in the closet, or he as open?

[Cobraman]

You read it wrong as well.

I'm saying the issue is MEN - straight, gay, bi, zoo, etc. We have a tendency to be perverted.

Yeah but does perverted= Raping children???

[Sean88gt]

Yeah but does perverted= Raping children???

Ask the catholic priests.