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    The BSA has delayed a decision on the membership policy issue until May:

    http://news.yahoo.com/boy-scouts-del...153238089.html

    I fear they have created a huge mess by creating the expectation that a decision was going to be made this week, and then delaying it -- unless all sides wait with calm and patience for the decision, but that's not what I predict.
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  • #2
    My groundhog predicts 16 more weeks of bickering.
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    • #3
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      • #4
        Here is the link, hopefully.
        Boy Scouts delay decision on admitting gays - Yahoo! News
        http://news.yahoo.com
        From Yahoo! News: IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America put off a decision Wednesday on whether to lift its ban on gay members and leaders, saying the question will be taken up at the organization's national meeting in May.

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        • #5
          Wow, National never disappoints me in its capacity to rise to new levels of disappointment. These guys--and the board--are professionals? A total cock-up. The worst of both worlds--just anger both sides. Can we just resolve this and move on?

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            • #7
              Sorry for the HTML--I am having a hard time with this new software. No emphasis implied.

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              • #8
                Is anyone surprised by them not making a decision...business as usual. Why do we, the heart and soul of the BSA put up with this kind of stuff. Can we fire these bums?

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                • #9
                  I'm afraid you guys are exactly right. This was a very ill-informed move on the part of the BSA. All of us are hanging by our thumbs now and fielding questions we don't have the answers to.

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                  • #10
                    If I am following all of this correctly, at least we have a survey of the council positions, something I have never seen before.
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                    • #11
                      Yes Kahuna, and in my troop's case I am expecting some pointed questions from our CO, in particular.

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                      • #12
                        No matter how you feel on the issue, Merlyn nails it for the win.

                        This may be the only time ever I agree with you, Merlyn.

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                        • #13
                          Agreed. Hugh PR mess. This keeps the spotlight on the BSA on this issue for months. Both sides will harden their positions and make the ultimate decision more difficult to take for either side. Makes a schism in scouting more likely than less.

                          SA

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                          • #14
                            Again the BSA cannot seem to handle issues. It made it seem as if a final decision was imminent, and then kicked the can. It would have been better served to have no floated the trial ballon and done things quietly. Hopefully with a few more months to think about it they will make the best possible decision. In the meantime, they've failed to solve any of the issues at hand.

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                            • #15
                              Scoutingagain is correct--it will only make things worse.

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