Originally Posted by Val
The Boy Scouts and their policy are blatantly discriminatory. Their official policy is that my kids can't join and be honest about their beliefs.

The national policy is viewed as a problem by many both within and outside of Scouting.

Local practice, however, is another thing. Many troops are extremely flexible in their interpretation of the national policy, or even ignore certain elements of it in order to make Scouting as welcoming an experience as they can.