Comments on: How to Make Blue Folks See Red: Pick on the Boy Scouts

By: AmberGnat

AmberGnat — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 14:20:49 +0000

Rumsfeld agrees with House Boy Scout resolution
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, an Eagle Scout himself, has thrown the weight of the DOD behind on-base Boy Scout activities, saying he agreed with a House resolution on continued military support of the organization. In his letter, Rumsfeld stat...

By: leon dixon

leon dixon — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 01:24:40 +0000

The Founders did no such thing. MANY States had Established Religions before, during, and after the Constitution was written, passed, and amended. Folks who don't know that are brainwashed with bad history...a history of lies that the American Communist Liberty Union is only too willing to continue to retail.

By: Hoosier Review

Hoosier Review — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:42:50 +0000

A CLUe
I'm glad to know that I'm not alone. James Joyner:While I sympathize with the ACLU on many issues, I continue

By: Donald Sensing

Donald Sensing — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:21:10 +0000

A substantial - I would say majority - part of the ACLU has turned so dogmatically anti-religion in general and anti-Christian religion in specific that nothing else matters. And I think you are mistaken, James, that these things "undermine" the ACLU's cause. These kinds of suits are their cause.

By: LJD

LJD — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:37:41 +0000

Children should not be subject to brain washing by organizations like the Boy Scouts. It is up to their public school teachers to the instill proper values, like:

Tolerance for, and even appreciation of flambouyant homosexuality.

How to cope with losing a job opportunity to a less qualified individual due to affirmative action.

That performance and results don't matter. Just as long no one's feelings are hurt.

And last but not least, guns are bad! Bad, bad, bad!
Only bad people have guns!

By: Asymmetrical Information

Asymmetrical Information — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:21:35 +0000

What he said
From James Joyner: While I sympathize with the ACLU on many issues, I continue to be baffled at some of...

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:19:59 +0000

My son is a Cub Scout - will graduate to Boy Scouts in a few months. The actual existence of religion in the scout program is way overblown. All the religious related merit badges are optional - or can be accomplished with very little actual immersion in religion. They say the Pledge of Allegiance each week - and that is generally the only mention God gets, and his den meets in a church.

I think the real issue in that kids in scouts are more likely to grow up relatively conservative, since the whole program is based on basic common sense values that used to be associated with both liberals and conservatives, before the left went loony over the last 20 years.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:49:59 +0000

By focusing on the trivial, they undermine their own cause.

I don't mind.