Post by J. Hugh SullivanPost by farleyhttps://massiveaudience.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/badge-of-
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Your post begs for a response.
I earned Eagle in 1943 (plus 5 palms). I am OA Vigil and a Silver
Beaver. I have been registered almost 60 years. Two of our sons and
two of our grandsons are Eagles. I chaired the Eagle Board of Review
for approximately 400 Eagle Scouts over a period of 39 years. I served
on the Council Executive and Advisory Boards for about 30 years. I
wrote a strongly worded letter of protest to the National office
before the vote to admit queers.
As I understand, admission of queers was pushed by the CEO of ATT and
other executive trash on the BSA Board of Directors. In my opinion
they were successful because morality is no longer considered when
making corporate decisions.
I live with the thought that I earned my Eagle when the moral
standards were much higher - as did our next two generations.
So your morality tells you to deny right and access to people purely
down to something they can't control?
Would you also disagree with the vote to let black people into the
organisation? What about left handed people? People with ginger hair?
Blue eyes? Women?
All are intrinsic to that person and just as absurd to discriminate against.
My morality tells me that everyone is equal regardless of birth
characteristics, but I make an exception to bigots.
This is my role in Scouting, advising Scout and Guide organisations
across Europe, for millions of young people:
http://www.scouts.org.uk/diversity
#Scouting4All
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Deanna Earley (***@earlsoft.co.uk, ***@doesnotcompute.co.uk)
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