What have you done for me lately?

[Happy Monkey]

I've been trying to think of a way to phrase my feelings on this, but it's hard. I was a Scout for seven years, worked at a camp one summer after that, and attended camp as an adult leader one other year. I loved it, and the views on gays and atheists are a dark stain on an otherwise wonderful program. It wasn't one that came up much, in my experience, though, but when it did it was jarring. One camporee, we were forced to pick a religious service to attend on Sunday morning, and due to family history I picked Catholic. It's the only time I remember ever taking communion, and it felt like a disturbing imposition on a personal issue.

In an organization that in many ways goes out of its way to be inclusive, it is sad when accidental bigotries of history interfere with the good work they do.