Scouting provides the tools that contribute to healthy, positive outcomes and help shape good behavior. Recently, some people have chosen to challenge the BSA's values, asking whether they are what is best for America's youth. In an age when morality is often viewed as irrelevant, I applaud Scouting's resolve to remain a beacon of values and ideals. Scouting aims to immerse America's youth in character-building experiences without subjecting them to the politics of the day. No youth organization or club should ever be used as a vehicle for promoting a political or social agenda.
Childhood is too important.
We need more groups, not fewer, which understand t hat America's youth will always be the cornerstone of a successful and responsible society.