I don't understand the uproar about this at all. BSA is a private organization that has every right to be as religious as it wants to be. If the LGBT community is truly as "accepting" as it says it is, then it should have no problem with the fact that the BSA and a large majority of its memberss "believe" that homosexuality is wrong. You can believe whatever you want; you have every right to.
If a person is truly "tolerant" and "open-minded," they should have no problem with the fundamentalist Christian who, albeit mistakenly, "believes" the Earth is 6,000 years old. Belief does not have to be based in fact; that's why a belief is merely an opinion, AKA the opposite of fact.
While I disagree with the BSA and find nothing wrong with homosexuality, I'm not only annoyed but surprised by the hypocrisy on this site. The LGBT community and its supporters have championed themselves as pioneers of tolerance and acceptance in 21st century society while hypocritically attacking any tenet or notion that disagrees with their own. Tolerance is a two way street, people.
And I know I'll be unceremoniously down-voted for what I thought to be a well thought-out and reasonable response, but that will just prove the overwhelming hypocrisy present on this site.
EDIT: Reddit, you did not fail to disappoint. Downvotes. Cheers!
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I don't understand the uproar about this at all. BSA is a private organization that has every right to be as religious as it wants to be. If the LGBT community is truly as "accepting" as it says it is, then it should have no problem with the fact that the BSA and a large majority of its memberss "believe" that homosexuality is wrong. You can believe whatever you want; you have every right to.
If a person is truly "tolerant" and "open-minded," they should have no problem with the fundamentalist Christian who, albeit mistakenly, "believes" the Earth is 6,000 years old. Belief does not have to be based in fact; that's why a belief is merely an opinion, AKA the opposite of fact.
While I disagree with the BSA and find nothing wrong with homosexuality, I'm not only annoyed but surprised by the hypocrisy on this site. The LGBT community and its supporters have championed themselves as pioneers of tolerance and acceptance in 21st century society while hypocritically attacking any tenet or notion that disagrees with their own. Tolerance is a two way street, people.
And I know I'll be unceremoniously down-voted for what I thought to be a well thought-out and reasonable response, but that will just prove the overwhelming hypocrisy present on this site.
EDIT: Reddit, you did not fail to disappoint. Downvotes. Cheers!
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