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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 and discriminate against homosexuals under the umbrella of “religious exemption”, they should then forfeit collecting any taxpayer funds and stop using public schools as promotional venues. Texas Governor Rick Perry certainly falls into the former camp, and he thinks the Boy Scouts are the bees knees. In fact, he thinks they are so great he wrote a book about them.

In his new book, Texas Gov. Rick Perry uses the Boy Scouts to draw a battle line in a “culture war,” defending them against the American Civil Liberties Union and what he sees as a moral struggle for the country’s future.

He was to be in New York today to launch a tour promoting On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.

The book extols the virtues of the Boy Scouts and its impact on a young boy growing up in rural Paint Creek, Texas. “Life revolved around school, church, and – for most boys – the Boy Scouts,” wrote Mr. Perry, who eventually became an Eagle Scout.

It traces a 30-year history of litigation involving the Scouts – most of which they won – and Mr. Perry, a Republican, targets the ACLU as the primary force behind a leftist push to accept homosexuality and challenge Scouting’s duty to God.