According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the Boy Scouts of America’s confidential internal files revealed that the organization failed to report hundreds of child sex abuse cases to authorities over a period of twenty years. The Los Angeles Times obtained over 1,600 of the scouting organization’s documents dating from 1971-1991.  In those documents, BSA officials urged admitted child molesters to ... read more »

What badge do they give for this? A 51-year-old Boy Scout leader was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming in the Delaware River in Pennsylvania earlier this month. On August 2nd, Norman Brousseau was acting as assistant troop leader on a Boy Scout trip with another leader and four Scouts when a beaver swam ... read more »

Bridgeport, Ohio mother of four Jennifer Tyrrell was recently ousted as her son’s den leader because she is a lesbian.  Tyrrell had led the Tiger Scout troop for over a year when she was told that she “did not meet the high standards of membership that the [Boy Scouts of America] seeks.”  Bob Drury, scout ... read more »

A Virginia mother who volunteered for her son’s Boy Scouts troop for six years says she’s been asked not to participate any longer because she is a lesbian. Denise Steele of Loudoun County had stepped up to be the den leader for her son Jackson’s Boy Scouts at his elementary school when no other parent ... read more »

A tornado created a sad and cruel situation for many boy scouts at an Iowa campsitewhen they sought refuge in a wood building which was then struck by the twister. 4 scouts were killed and 40 injured, suffering mostly head injuries. The scouts were between the ages of 13 – 18. Our hearts go out ... read more »

We have mixed feelings about the Boy Scouts of America here at Minor Topics. Some of us think they are a harmless organization that gives kids some camaraderie and a chance to hone their s’mores making skills. While others think that, while one could argue that they have a legal right to require Christian allegiance ... read more »

The Boy Scouts did the right thing. They asked permission to set up donation boxes to collect money for care packages to send to our troops. Some asshole complained that it was a political message (Really???) and the donation boxes were immediately taken down. Let the karma police bless this stupid town. Big-hearted Boy Scouts ... read more »