A scout turned in a blue card to a MBC for the newly Eagle required Citizenship in Society Merit Badge with a requirement which reads "with your parents permission, have a conversation with someone with a different trait."
Their parent specifically would not give permission "due to their beliefs."
The kid is almost exactly a month from aging out, so this could be a legitimate thing (I've had many conversations with the dad), or this could just be an attempt to finish up one of his last ER MB before the deadline.
Lots of stuff at play, but I guess if we put any speculation on mo