Mr. and Mrs. Mike Leonard Rutland, Vt. The church should respond to the Boy Scouts' policy towards gays by respecting it, just as the Supreme Court has respected the Scouts' freedom of religion and freedom of association under the Bill of Rights . I for one find repugnant General Convention's Resolution C031 calling for parishes to meddle in the affairs of one of the last remaining moral training grounds for boys. Whether we think the Scouts are right or wrong, their policy is their business, and those who preach of our need to recognize diversity need to be the first to accept that. The Boy Scouts have always upheld a traditional moral code.
Scoutmasters inevitably serve as role models as well as leaders of their troops.
This choice to refuse to allow homosexuals to become Scoutmasters is supported by a majority of parents and grandparents of Scouts nationwide. Many of them are church men and women. Regardless of General Convention resolutions, the church does not speak with one voice on this issue. Ellen Diming Charlottesville, Va . Support the Boy Scouts or say nothing at all.