Miranda Leitsinger of NBC News reported that "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."
The report displays the brazen hunger of some groups to take what they can after receiving some good graces. This is a literal application of the saying "you offer your hand and they want the whole arm."
It can be recalled that a few days ago, the national delegates of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approved allowing gay youth to join their organization, ending controversial membership guidelines that had haunted one of the most popular institutions for children and teens. However, instead of being humble about it and thankful for BSA’s approval, some members just want to flaunt their new found achievement just because they think “it feels right.”
"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.
"It's kind of a way of saying we want you here," added Mikesell, who marched with Mormons Building Bridges and whose troop is chartered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Scouting has been a very positive influence in my life, and I'd like to see more people take advantage of it now that the ban has been lifted.”
What's worse, the local leader of BSA has not allowed them to participate wearing their uniforms and expressly prohibited them from doing so.
"We as a Scouting movement do not advocate any social or political position, so I reminded Mr. Brownstein that we do not wear uniforms at an event like this," said Rick Barnes, chief scout executive of the Great Salt Lake Council, which consists of more than 75,000 youth. "We do not, as Boy Scouts, show support for any social or political position. We're neutral. If he wants to attend the parade and others do that are Scouts or Scouters, they're welcome to do so as private citizens wearing whatever they want except their uniform.
"That's our official position. It always has been, there's nothing new here," he added. "We just don't want people to use the Boy Scouts to advocate their positions."
It wasn't clear what the consequences of wearing their uniforms would be, but some bloggers are already asking for stiffer penalty including imposing back the ban. Some reactions include the following:
The report displays the brazen hunger of some groups to take what they can after receiving some good graces. This is a literal application of the saying "you offer your hand and they want the whole arm."
It can be recalled that a few days ago, the national delegates of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approved allowing gay youth to join their organization, ending controversial membership guidelines that had haunted one of the most popular institutions for children and teens. However, instead of being humble about it and thankful for BSA’s approval, some members just want to flaunt their new found achievement just because they think “it feels right.”
"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.
"It's kind of a way of saying we want you here," added Mikesell, who marched with Mormons Building Bridges and whose troop is chartered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Scouting has been a very positive influence in my life, and I'd like to see more people take advantage of it now that the ban has been lifted.”
What's worse, the local leader of BSA has not allowed them to participate wearing their uniforms and expressly prohibited them from doing so.
"We as a Scouting movement do not advocate any social or political position, so I reminded Mr. Brownstein that we do not wear uniforms at an event like this," said Rick Barnes, chief scout executive of the Great Salt Lake Council, which consists of more than 75,000 youth. "We do not, as Boy Scouts, show support for any social or political position. We're neutral. If he wants to attend the parade and others do that are Scouts or Scouters, they're welcome to do so as private citizens wearing whatever they want except their uniform.
"That's our official position. It always has been, there's nothing new here," he added. "We just don't want people to use the Boy Scouts to advocate their positions."
It wasn't clear what the consequences of wearing their uniforms would be, but some bloggers are already asking for stiffer penalty including imposing back the ban. Some reactions include the following:
"Gays are using this organization as a platform for their beliefs.....They had no intention of following the rules of the organization...... they kept claiming that is had nothing to do with their sexuality...... so why the need to join a 'sexuality' parade?"
“This is why you do not give in to these people it is not about anything but them they get to join the boy scouts then they take it to the next level they were told not to wear the uniforms to the parade and they did it just to cause a scene So kick them out and do not deal with it again leave them out forever."