Comments on: Congress’s $3.5 million ”Bake Sale” for the Boy Scouts

By: Bachman

Bachman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:50:54 +0000

With (minimal) apologies to the “Gay Athiest Church of Do-your-own-thing” how ’bout you just stick it? Frankly, I’m surprised that our liberal leaning congress actually still believes that there’s something positive to be said for an organization that stands fast against what some would have us believe is the predominant (humanist) culture and instead attempts to instill some useful values in youth, particularly the young men.

Meanwhile, I’ll promise not to complain when MY tax dollars are spent to provide publicity, police services, and street cleanup to outstanding and compelling circus side-shows such as Gay Pride parades and the like.

You’re a moron if you think that every dollar the government spends benefits everyone equally. Wake up and join the real world.

By: Allan Goodwin

Allan Goodwin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:28:52 +0000

It does not cost the US Gov’t. $10 to make these coins. The extra $10 is NOT coming from the tax payers money. It’s coming from the pockets of the people who buy the coins. Do you know what “SURCHARGE” means? It means paying more than what you would normally pay for an item. Thus it will probably cost $15 dollars, with $5 going to the Feds and $10 going to the Foundation. If you don’t like the Boy Scouts then don’t buy the coin, but you are not paying the extra $10 dollars for the coins. The sale will probably make money for the Feds, but it does not say that in this sorry excuse for journalism.

By: Howard Roark

Howard Roark — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:21:16 +0000

This news absolutely makes me sick to my stomach.

I’m an eighteen year-old college-bound citizen. I’m aslo an atheist… and I’m gay.

I never was a Boy Scout (but I was a YMCA Indian Guide), but to know that the tax dollars I PAY to the government are being used to fund a supposedly non-governmental organization that explicitly discriminates against me and other responsible tax-paying Americans like me makes me want to gag.

I’m all for the discriminating self-righteous Boy Scouts doing what they wish as long as it is PRIVATELY SUPPORTED and not funded with my tax dollars.

Props to the author for bringing such a example of how immoral and corrupt our government can become.

By: BillB

BillB — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:43:19 +0000

Bilbo wrote
“An institution that will not allow me, an Atheist into their ranks, nor do they allow Gay’s”

True- but it’s also “don’t ask, don’t tell”
Sure, if you’re overtly flamboyant or push your personal beliefs, you’ll be asked to leave- You just don’t push your personal views on a bunch of kids looking for some outdoor fun. You can be be overtly hetero while pushing your Catholic views to some Baptist Troop and you’ll get the hook too.

And yes, I’m against the ‘rule’- Ban gays but not pedophiles? Whaa? Remember the Mormons have taken over the national leadership of Scouting and created these rules. We local organizations are forced to abide or are forced to disband. Do whatever you can to help us change it, don’t just complain about it.

By: Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo Baggins — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:28:22 +0000

From the sale of the coin, Tax money, my money, your money going to an institution that will not allow me, an Atheist into their ranks, nor do they allow Gay’s, I would have to say this is not a good thing.
I was a Boy Scout, and they will not have me anymore.

Separation of Federal dollars going towards an organization that outright discriminates and is religious based is always needed.

They have the right to discriminate, but not the right to use my money to do so.

By: Mathew Goldstein

Mathew Goldstein — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:04:37 +0000

Rich Crisci, the words “fixing the surchage” that you dishonestly omitted from the sentence fragment you quoted answers your own stupenduously stupid question. The $10 per coin is profit, and all of that profit, by law, is being sent as a gift of Congress, and therefore of the U.S. government, to the Boy Scouts of America, instead of to the U.S. Treasury.

By: Rich Crisci

Rich Crisci — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:11:57 +0000

“at $10 per coin, the Boy Scouts could receive as much as $3.5 million from their sale.”

If the US Mint is minting & selling these tell me again how the BSA will receive any of this money?

I dont think the Mint gives anything away today nor did they yesterday. Tomorrow dont look to good either.