Boyscouts and Homosexuality

For many years, the Boy scouts of America has been working hard to make sure that pedophiles are kept out of Scouting. These people were put into "perversion files." It has been a longtime goal not to have scoutmasters and volunteers as people who could be potentially dangerous to the welfare of the children. Deron Smith who is the Director of Communciations for the Boy Scouts said that keeping these "perversion files" records has helped keep the organization's policy of excluding gay people from being allowed to be a part of scouting. Even though this policy is very controversial, the Boy Scouts have no intentions in ending it anytime soon. A special committee that consists of scout leaders believes it is the best policy for the organization. 

I have mixed feelings about this policy. I believe it is very important to keep pedophiles out of jobs that involve younger children because it is important to keep the children safe. But, I do not agree with the fact that they do not allow gays to be scoutmasters or volunteers also. Just because someone is gay does not mean they are a pedophile. For example, if a child wants to be a boy scout and his parents are gay then does that mean they are not allowed to get involved with their child's activity? I definitely think that the policy should stay intact, but be changed a bit in order to let innocent homosexuals be a part of an organziation that they feel strongly about and or enjoy participating in. 

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