For anyone who has watched the contentious debate within the Boy Scouts as to whether or not the organization should refrain from forcing out gay scouts, seeing a bigot backlash is not exactly surprising. After all, there were numerous threats from some that they would leave the Scouts rather than serve alongside gays. And now, we can see the first stirrings as some move toward the exit. One father has already detailed his plans to withdraw his son from the Scouts . Shamelessly, he blames the Scouts, rather than his own intolerance and prejudice, for his son's subsequent tears. Perhaps even less surprising is the move by Southern Baptists to cut ties entirely to the organization, so outraged are they by the Scouts' belated, half-hearted decision to be tolerant of those who are different from them. The Baptists are having none of this, moving to vote on a resolution to urge member congregations to sever ties, a resolution that members emphasize is non-binding but may wel...
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