Nonsense. He was hiking with his son so that his son could meet the requirements of a merit badge. He was not on an official scouting activity, and there were no other boys around.

Tommy, don't be a git.

Already, florists and bakers are being sued if they do not want to supply goods for homosexual weddings. They aren't being sued because there are no businesses that are willing to provide the services, they are being sued because homosexuals cannot stand the thought that anybody is allowed to disagree with their lifestyle. Expect far more of this until any church or organization that opposes homosexuality is driven underground.

I predicted this was coming as soon as they started talking about removing "don't ask, don't tell." The militant homosexuals are not content with with simply being allowed to do their own thing, they need affirmation from others. This is why they tend to act so extravagently. The are deeply craving attention and affirmation. This is because homosexuality is a mental disorder used as a coping mechanism for some other pain.

Simplecaveman, A Bronze Star is a medal given for meritorious service in combat (or combat environment). It can be awarded with or without a V device (for exceptional valour). Either way, the fact that your father was awarded two for his service in WWII speaks very highly of his service. You should be proud!

OK, completely off topic, but that's just funny. Thanks!

And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark. 2 Nephi 28: 5-9

And they deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel; and they say unto the people: Hearken unto us, and hear ye our precept; for behold there is no God today, for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work, and he hath given his power unto men; Behold, hearken ye unto my precept; if they shall say there is a miracle wrought by the hand of the Lord, believe it not; for this day he is not a God of miracles; he hath done his work. Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.

Dave, the catholic church helps make people poor when it actively promotes leftist causes like Obamacare and illegal immigration. These policies hurt society in general and poor people in particular. I wish the best for the Catholic church, and hope that it can escape the Obamacare snare it's become entangled in. Only now is it realizing that by making deals with the devil, it might get burned.

And to make things worse, Obama has all but announced that civil rights laws will only be enforced if the alleged perpetrator is white. If it is a group like the New Black Panthers, they get a free pass.

rthie, I don't know any missionaries that go house to house trying to prohibit people from expressing their religious beliefs, they just want to offer an alternative. I am all for the free exchange of ideas, but groups like the ACLU and Freedom from Religion want to crush debate. They don't want certain views to ever be aired in public. That is a very different position from people trying to promote a particular belief.