Boy Scouts alternative program will ask youths to be sexually pure
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The mission of the new organization will be to “guide generations of courageous young men to honor God, lead with integrity, serve others, and experience outdoor adventure,” Rob Green, interim executive director, said Tuesday.
Although boys of all religions will be welcome to join the group, “adult leaders in the program — from the National Board level to individual unit volunteers — will adhere to a standard statement of Christian faith and values,” said Mr. Green, a former Boy Scout leader from Spartanburg, S.C.
On the hot-button issue of sexuality, the group will accept youths with same-sex attractions, but will ask all members to live a life of sexual purity.
Distracting behaviors or conduct will not be permitted — no rainbow flags or other “flaunting” of gay behavior, said John Stemberger, founder of OnMyHonor.net and a lead organizer of the new group.
Adults, including volunteers, will be asked to sign a standard statement of Christian faith and values.
For years, the Boy Scouts of America was viewed as “applied Christianity,” and words such as “morally straight,” “clean” and “reverent” were understood from the Christian worldview, Mr. Green said. The group will maintain that same approach by focusing on “sexual purity, rather than sexual orientation,” and declaring that “the proper context for sexual relations is only between a man and a woman in the covenant of marriage.”
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