Comments on: Boy Scouts evicted over Anti-Gay Bigotry http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/ The ramblings of a non-apologetic militant atheist mom doing time in the lonestar state on atheism, religion, feminism, politics and current events. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: KC http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2372 KC Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:51:56 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2372 That just ticks me off. As soon as I get a chance I'll send something out because from looking around their site it's pretty damned obvious that the problem is the word godless and nothing else. That just ticks me off. As soon as I get a chance I’ll send something out because from looking around their site it’s pretty damned obvious that the problem is the word godless and nothing else.

]]> By: Intergalactic Hussy http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2369 Intergalactic Hussy Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:58:52 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2369 Woohoo! I agree and am happy the Boy Scouts lost. Discrimination is always wrong. I've been dealing with my own form of discrimination lately and I can relate. I hate doing self-promotion, which I rarely do... But Zazzle has discriminated against atheists and I'm asking for as many people who are willing to write them and inform them of your disgust. Read my two latest entries for more info: http://atheisthussy.blogspot.com/2007/12/zazzle-discriminates.html http://atheisthussy.blogspot.com/2007/12/response-from-zazzle.html Once again, sorry for the shameless self-promotion but its for a bigger cause. Woohoo! I agree and am happy the Boy Scouts lost. Discrimination is always wrong.

I’ve been dealing with my own form of discrimination lately and I can relate. I hate doing self-promotion, which I rarely do… But Zazzle has discriminated against atheists and I’m asking for as many people who are willing to write them and inform them of your disgust. Read my two latest entries for more info:
http://atheisthussy.blogspot.com/2007/12/zazzle-discriminates.html
http://atheisthussy.blogspot.com/2007/12/response-from-zazzle.html

Once again, sorry for the shameless self-promotion but its for a bigger cause.

]]> By: KC http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2368 KC Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:27:57 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2368 That's a good kid you've got there. I hope my daughter (5yo) turns out the same way. As for the adults, I think it has a lot to do with people being able to excuse practically anything in the name of faith. If someone really really believes something and it's based upon some holy book, we're supposed to say "oh, I'm sorry, please excuse my rudeness." instead of "oh, you little asshole. Get off my lawn.". That’s a good kid you’ve got there. I hope my daughter (5yo) turns out the same way.

As for the adults, I think it has a lot to do with people being able to excuse practically anything in the name of faith. If someone really really believes something and it’s based upon some holy book, we’re supposed to say “oh, I’m sorry, please excuse my rudeness.” instead of “oh, you little asshole. Get off my lawn.”.

]]> By: Billy (A Liberal Disabled Vet) http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2367 Billy (A Liberal Disabled Vet) Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:35:08 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/12/06/boy-scouts-evicted-over-anti-gay-bigotry/#comment-2367 BRAVO!!!!!!! My son was in scouts. For a while. My wife and I have tried very, very hard to raise our children as free-thinkers and will support them (almost) no matter the choice they make. We were mildly surprised when he said he wanted to be in scouts. We supported him. Then (and this is some years back) when the New Jersey boy scouts refused to allow an openly gay leader, our son decided he did not want to be a part of an organization that discriminated. Not bad for a ten year old. If a ten-year-old can get it, why can't adults? BRAVO!!!!!!!

My son was in scouts. For a while.

My wife and I have tried very, very hard to raise our children as free-thinkers and will support them (almost) no matter the choice they make. We were mildly surprised when he said he wanted to be in scouts. We supported him. Then (and this is some years back) when the New Jersey boy scouts refused to allow an openly gay leader, our son decided he did not want to be a part of an organization that discriminated. Not bad for a ten year old.

If a ten-year-old can get it, why can’t adults?

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