The Patriot Post® · It's Time for Patriots to Break Ties With the Boy Scouts

The time has come for every red-blooded, God-loving patriot to sever ties with the Boy Scouts of America.

On Thursday, the Boy Scouts (and those who identify as Boy Scouts) took it upon themselves to apologize for President Donald Trump’s speech delivered to some 40,000 people at the National Scout Jamboree.

In doing so, the leadership of the BSA has brought shame and disgrace upon what was once a storied and revered organization.

“I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree. That was never our intent,” BSA Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh wrote.

He went on to say the BSA regrets “that politics were inserted in the Scouting program.” You can read his entire screed by clicking here.

Who, exactly, was offended by the president’s remarks?

He was greeted with a tremendous welcome — thunderous applause and cheers. Thousands of scouts chanted his name. If there were those who took offense, their numbers were considerably small.

Quite frankly, I contend the only people truly offended by the president’s remarks were liberals, the mainstream media, Hollywood starlets and BSA leadership. And I suspect they were more offended that Trump’s name elicited cheers while former President Barack Obama’s name elicited jeers — with great gusto.

Surbaugh went on to write in a lengthy blog posting that the Boy Scouts has “steadfastly remained non-partisan and refused to comment on political matters.”

That is a patently false statement.

The adult leadership of the BSA has allowed the organization to become a playground for the gender and sex revolutionaries. In January, the BSA sacrificed its last vestige of integrity on the altar of political correctness by allowing girls who identify as boys to join scout troops.

And where was the BSA leadership when the mainstream media compared the president’s speech to a Hitler Nazi Youth speech?

So spare us the righteous indignation, Mr. Surbaugh.

I would urge every parent with a child in the Boy Scouts to consider an alternative scouting organization — Trail Life USA. Trail Life is a faith-based scouting program that stands on a firm foundation.

There was a time when the Boy Scouts of America taught young boys and young men to make moral and ethical decisions. But those days are long gone.