The Genderless Scouts of America to receive rubbers (and not for the rain)

The former Boy Scouts, now known as Scouts BSA, have decided to allow people who identify as gay and lesbian to become Scouts BSA-ers. 

So now at the Scouts' 24th World Jamboree, they have a mandate that condoms be made available to "all participants" at the global get-together. 

But what with all the gender identification confusion, it isn't easy to know who gets to use one and who gets to have it used on them, or who doesn't need one and who can drink booze.

The Scouts BSA says "For the first time, a world jamboree will be hosted by three national Scout organizations: Scouts Canada, Asociación de Scouts de México, and the Boy Scouts of America [which is no longer called that, but hey, it's a jamboree and something is apparently gonna get jamboreed]. These three distinct cultures will join together to host the world Scouting community in a celebration of cultural exchange [possibly along with bodily fluids], mutual understanding, and friendship."

And you're probably going to need condoms and a cheat sheet as to who is what. 

It should be fun for the whole family.

Regarding the condom policy, John Stemberger, president of the Florida Family Policy Council, wrote that "it is not clear how far down the rabbit hole the Boy Scouts will continue to fall."

"With the addition of condoms and alcohol, the World Jamboree is starting to sound more like a 1960s Woodstock festival rather than a campout that parents would want to send their children to!"

Stemberger is also chairman of the board for Trail Live USA, an alternative to the genderless Scouts, and it continues to abide by the Boy Scout motto: "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the scout law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."

I can only imagine how the present day Scouts BSA will change the motto: "On my honor I will kind of try to do my best to do my duty; to work out, read only what my teachers tell me to read; and be morally straight or gay."

Stemberger said that with what's happening in the Scouts, it "should be deeply disturbing to the churches that are chartering Boy Scout Troops."

"These policies present a clear youth protection problem that the BSA absolutely refuses to recognize. The fact that they are requiring that condoms be 'readily accessible' and are communicating this to everyone--including youth participants--shows that the BSA is both anticipating and facilitating sexual conduct between minors at this event. These policies are both outrageous and completely irresponsible," Stemberger said.

The World Scout Committee is demanding host nations "ensure that condoms are readily and easily accessible for all participants and IST [staff] at a number of locations on the site."

Free birth control. What's next, free abortions if a condom breaks?

"Heads of Contingent must be informed in advance and made aware of their responsibility in communicating this policy to their Participants, Unit Leaders, Contingent Staff, and IST in an appropriate way."

I suppose they'll put out a large bowl of condoms for display.

The guidelines to the jamboree allows the use of alcohol by adults in some locations, according to the Florida Family Policy Council.

The theme of the event is: "Unlock a New World" [and grab a condom, kids].

The BSA's genderless new policy has angered the Girl Scouts of America, and who can blame them? The council stated the following:

"The change to allow girls into the BSA provoked a blistering response from the national Girl Scouts of America organization last year when they issued the following statement: 'The Boy Scouts' house is on fire. Instead of addressing systemic and deficient programming, BSA's senior management wants to add an accelerant to the house fire by recruiting girls.'"

I wonder what the jamboree will be like next year. I don't have a good feeling about it but I hope BSA comes to its senses.

But who am I kidding?


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