Skip to main content

The BSA (Now Scouts BSA or Something Like That) Needs to be more accepting.



 Citizens of the World,

Would you agree that Boy Scouts, or Scouting, or whatever you wish to call it, must accept openly atheist and agnostic scouts? Their membership is on the decline so it would be logical to permit open atheists and open agnostics to be members, but no, they are an organization requiring religion involving a deity or higher power, and I am ashamed to be a member of it. I intend to move on through life, and announce my atheism in College, mailing a letter to my current troop informing them of my atheism. It is abhorrent that one must have faith in a deity to be a member of an organization, especially one that claims to build character and develop important skills such as how to cook, or use tools. It's sad to make such a group exclusive of non-religious people, it also doesn't accept people of eastern religions which lack a deity.  Let's end this practice, try to join scouts as an atheist if you are one when they refuse to let you join, say you don't want to be a part of an organization that forces ignorance upon young children through religion, let's make the BSA change for a modern world, accept science, and teach scouts think critically.

Yours in Politics and Reality,
   D
   Moderate Liberal
   Agnostic Atheist
   Running Enthusiast
   LGBT+ Ally

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

5 Questions Atheists Cannot Answer (Answered)

Hello All,    Sorry I haven't posted in a while, between running and schoolwork I've been busier than normal, so here's a new post. So, SJ Thompson, a religious apologist, specifically Christian, has posted 5 questions for atheists, this post is from May of last year, but I just found it today perusing the black hole of doom, gloom, and depression that is the internet.  So her first question is, " So, why do even individualists know that we ought to help the weak, feed the poor, and be honest, humble, just, cooperative, empathetic, forgiving and loving? Why is it that all societies, regardless of their practices, know what we   ought   to do? Where did we get this moral compass?" My answer is a quote from the Greater Good Magazine run by UC Berkley, " We are so used to empathy that we take it for granted, yet it is essential to human society as we know it. Our morality depends on it: How could anyone be expected to follow the golden rule without the ...
1 comment
Read more

My Take on the Pa State House Invocation

Hello All,      I'm sure that most if not all of you have read about or heard about the situation that occurred in the Pa State Legislature. I've refrained from comment so far so as it enables me to fully comprehend the intricate nature of this situation.    My objection to the invocation is a legal one. Although I am of the opinion that the invocation shouldn't have happened in the first place, as it proselytized the Christian faith to those who may not share said religious convictions, or to those who hold no religious convictions at all. However, the invocation happened… so it goes. Alex Luchenitser, associate legal director for Americans United for Separation of Church and State said, “Opening prayers should be inclusive and respectful to the whole community, They should never be divisive. They should not proselytize. ” I agree with Mr. Luchenitser’s assessment of what an invocation should be, if it even happens. Here are a few quotes support...
Post a Comment
Read more

All Catholics Are Aiding and Abetting Child Abuse, Albeit Indirectly

Hello All,   You all may take issue with the title, and I'm sure some Catholic is going to lose it and call me a hateful bigot hurl a similar epithet. To them I say- I'm not afraid to speak my mind, and if that hurts a few people's feelings- so it goes. My reasoning is simple if you donate to the church, you may not know where that money goes, as the church probably doesn't have to fill out IRS Form 990. This claim is supported by a quote from the Nolo Legal Encyclopedia, " Most tax-exempt organizations and nonexempt c haritable trusts have to file some type of Form 990 informational return. However, there are three general exceptions: Some religious institutions. Some religious institutions, such as churches, aren't required to file Form 990.” And this may not change in the near future, as in a 2014 ruling of The United States Court for the Seventh Circuit, Justice Barbara Crabb ruled that the FFRF did not have standing to sue over the aforementioned fac...
Post a Comment
Read more