United Way, and the Boy Scouts of America
Abstract
This case study is covering the controversy surrounding the “gay issue” surrounding the Boy Scouts of America and United Way regarding donation and funding issues. While United Way does have antidiscrimination policies, organizations such as The Boy Scouts of America did not ultimately have to follow their model; thus continuing their discrimination within the group for its leaders and members based solely on sexual orientation.
Case Study #1
This case study covers the major controversy surrounding the rights of gay people being involved in the organization Boy Scouts of America, and their parent organization having antidiscrimination policies but not actively enforcing them within the nonprofit organizations that they actively endorse and fund.
The question being asked is whether United Way should ensure that the Boy Scouts of America along with other organizations they give money to do not discriminate based upon sexual orientation. The Boy Scouts are the largest youth affiliated group in America and has stood for the following things: * Scout Oath
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. * Scout Law-A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. (Scouting.org)
The Boy Scouts of America is an old organization, one that is very reputable at turning out young men that can integrate well into society BUT they do not allow members to anyone of prohibit atheists, agnostics or people who are openly homosexual. These people are rejected from membership as leaders or as actual Boy Scouts because it is the organization’s belief that this directly violates its principles and tenets. It is my beliefs that since the Boy Scouts are an old organization they are still caught up in the past or “old school” way
This case study is covering the controversy surrounding the “gay issue” surrounding the Boy Scouts of America and United Way regarding donation and funding issues. While United Way does have antidiscrimination policies, organizations such as The Boy Scouts of America did not ultimately have to follow their model; thus continuing their discrimination within the group for its leaders and members based solely on sexual orientation.
Case Study #1
This case study covers the major controversy surrounding the rights of gay people being involved in the organization Boy Scouts of America, and their parent organization having antidiscrimination policies but not actively enforcing them within the nonprofit organizations that they actively endorse and fund.
The question being asked is whether United Way should ensure that the Boy Scouts of America along with other organizations they give money to do not discriminate based upon sexual orientation. The Boy Scouts are the largest youth affiliated group in America and has stood for the following things: * Scout Oath
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. * Scout Law-A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. (Scouting.org)
The Boy Scouts of America is an old organization, one that is very reputable at turning out young men that can integrate well into society BUT they do not allow members to anyone of prohibit atheists, agnostics or people who are openly homosexual. These people are rejected from membership as leaders or as actual Boy Scouts because it is the organization’s belief that this directly violates its principles and tenets. It is my beliefs that since the Boy Scouts are an old organization they are still caught up in the past or “old school” way
Bibliography: Schuler. (2011). Managing Human Resourses. Scouting.org. (n.d.). Retrieved Februry 11, 2013, from Boy Scouts of America: http://www.scouting.org/