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Posted by Jayman (Member # 4923) on :

Is The Boy Scouts of America Public or Private?

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Each side is preparing for a no-prisoners-taken showdown.

That doesn't need to happen.

The first step in avoiding yet another senseless culture "war" is to clearly establish the Boy Scouts as a public or private organization.

The solution is simple. The Boy Scouts should cease to accept tax-funding and cut all official ties to government agencies. The Boy Scouts should live up to its self-declared status as a private organization. This would also be living up to the Boy Scouts' principles: it is the honest and honorable thing to do.

Posted by Bat Elohim (Member # 3739) on :

I don't know about in other states, or cities for that matter... but here our boy scouts are private. My son is a Webelo and will join scouts in January. My eldest nephew is about to get his Eagle scout rank and my other nephew is a Tenderfoot... just starting out.

I give lots of money to the boy scouts/cub scouts. Everything we do is either sponsored by the church that runs our troop, or by the parents and the boys themselves. We have lots of fund raisers and stuff. I don't think we get any money or funds from the government.