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To: Brumar89 who wrote (9642)	7/26/2006 6:43:52 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14758

And those pedophiles who target girls are mostly men. Boys are sometimes targeted by women- there have been several high profile cases lately. You don't mention those, but I think it is important to mention it. I can't recall ever reading a lesbian molestation case- I'm sure there are some, but they must be very very rare. You can't think of a good reason why a homosexual man would want to be a scout leader? How about a homosexual man with a son? Seems like a natural to me. Most of the gay folks I knew from grad school who live near me have children now- just like everyone else. I don't think ANYONE should be a leader in the girlscouts or boyscouts if they don't have a child in the troop. No subsidizing organizations that discriminate. Would you find it odd if I said that about an organization that refused to admit black Americans? It's the same thing, as far as I'm concerned. You seem to have wandered kind of far afield after you addressed the boy scout issue. I'm not much in to kitchen sink discussions- but I think you've managed to forget all the battles the liberals won. I will also tell you that the younger generations in this country poll considerably more lilberally on this issue- homosexuality. I will go out on a limb and predict that your position will be toast within 15 years. I understand you disagree. I've seen the pendulum swing many times in this country, and you seem to forget all the times liberal ideas have triumphed and simply become part of the culture- women's lib, equal rights, abortion, reproductive freedom and sex education, safety nets of all kinds- welfare, social security, medicare, and on and on. Sure, some people still bitch about all those positions, but there are not going to be any major takebacks on these. What doesn't work at all (imo) is the conservative way of dealing with crime, btw- are you aware of just how many people we've incarcerated? Let people take the drugs they want, and let's save a whole lot of money on the prison system and take the profit out of the drug trade. That's a movement whose time will come too. Liberal ideas- coming soon to a town near you. I'm liberal and loving it.