Comments on: President of Bigots http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots A Blog of Atheist Thought Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TOM5 http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96590 TOM5 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:38:02 +0000 #comment-96590 Just goes to show how ingrained religion is into our social and political mindsets. If the President believes gays should be allowed in the Scouts, he can't say so without being called immoral. If he does not think gays should be allowed in the Scouts, he is a fraud when he describes himself as a progressive. Of course, it is the Scouts that have allowed themselves to be used by religion, as if there can be no such thing as a good Scout unless they are religious and not gay. More than silly Just goes to show how ingrained religion is into our social and political mindsets. If the President believes gays should be allowed in the Scouts, he can’t say so without being called immoral. If he does not think gays should be allowed in the Scouts, he is a fraud when he describes himself as a progressive. Of course, it is the Scouts that have allowed themselves to be used by religion, as if there can be no such thing as a good Scout unless they are religious and not gay. More than silly

]]> By: secularosis http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96582 secularosis Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:01:32 +0000 #comment-96582 I have a feeling this might have been a strategic move on the president's part. With secular thought on the rise, the boy scouts will eventually do themselves in. It's only a matter of time. I have a feeling this might have been a strategic move on the president’s part. With secular thought on the rise, the boy scouts will eventually do themselves in. It’s only a matter of time.

]]> By: NotSoFast http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96576 NotSoFast Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:51:46 +0000 #comment-96576 <strong>Oh no</strong>! We don't get a Preview option?? Oh no!

We don’t get a Preview option??

]]> By: NotSoFast http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96575 NotSoFast Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:48:47 +0000 #comment-96575 joe zamecki, http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=2781 Try googling: "Boy Scouts" + black lots of entries joe zamecki,

http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=2781

Try googling:

“Boy Scouts” + black

lots of entries

]]> By: dw http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96526 dw Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-96526 It's high time the BSA did disband, and something more inclusive and non-discrimatory replaced it. It will never happen though.<br /> It’s high time the BSA did disband, and something more inclusive and non-discrimatory replaced it. It will never happen though.

]]> By: atheistgoddess http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96529 atheistgoddess Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-96529 Neil Giuliano would never have accepted such a defamatory title. Neil Giuliano would never have accepted such a defamatory title.

]]> By: davehuntsman http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96535 davehuntsman Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-96535 IF, instead of discriminating against people who happen to be homosexual, or happen to be non-theist, would Pres. Obama STILL be excepting the honorary Presidency? IF, instead of discriminating against people who happen to be homosexual, or happen to be non-theist, would Pres. Obama STILL be excepting the honorary Presidency?

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96548 what Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-96548 I would like to see Obama accept the honorary presidency of the BSA and mark the event with a statement calling for the end to the BSA's exclusionary practices. Hey, I can dream. I would like to see Obama accept the honorary presidency of the BSA and mark the event with a statement calling for the end to the BSA’s exclusionary practices. Hey, I can dream.

]]> By: garicker http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96549 garicker Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-96549 This is not unexpected. It is disappointing. I had hoped President Obama would decline the honorific until such time as the BSA abandoned their discriminatory policies. <br /> <br /> Bad decision. This is not unexpected. It is disappointing. I had hoped President Obama would decline the honorific until such time as the BSA abandoned their discriminatory policies.

Bad decision.

]]> By: neowolfe http://atheists.org/blog/2009/03/04/president-of-bigots/comment-page-1#comment-96555 neowolfe Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-96555 I know you will ignore my advice again, Dave, but let me reiterate,<br /> <br /> You choose your battlegrounds poorly. Boy Scouts is by no means a perfect organization, but you will win no friends by being their enemy. <br /> <br /> Do you remember, on chance, the Faith Based Initiative. Leave the Scouts in peace and go do the job you chose for yourself.<br /> <br /> NeoWolfe I know you will ignore my advice again, Dave, but let me reiterate,

You choose your battlegrounds poorly. Boy Scouts is by no means a perfect organization, but you will win no friends by being their enemy.

Do you remember, on chance, the Faith Based Initiative. Leave the Scouts in peace and go do the job you chose for yourself.

NeoWolfe

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