Trent, looking back, my post may have been misleading in that the headline I posted is, unfortunately, related to time, as is my point. The headline could just as easily have read "Scouts Refuse to Allow Gays To Join" and said nothing about them wanting to delay their decision. My point is that I do not think that now is the time for gays in the U.S. to fight this fight with the BSA. What the Scouts are doing is not illegal. It is done all of the time all across the U.S. We (none of us) want laws forcing them to allow gay Scouts. This fight is very different than the civil rights fight for equality. What we want there is to be treated equally in the eyes of the law. That is, in my opinion, the single most important struggle we should throw all of our resources behind right now. To get laws changed to allow is all of the liberties that straight people have. In the case of BSA, what is needed there is for them to have a change of heart, on their own. Of course, with a little prodding from us. As I stated in my original post, the struggle for full racial equality within the realm of private clubs is still not fully realized. If they wanted to, BSA could legally bar any Latino or Jewish people. Now, in the case of either of them being barred, those groups already have full legal rights within the U.S. so it would behoove them to take up that fight immediately. And you can bet that most of the U.S. population would be behind them. A much larger percentage than is behind us now. I believe that would be better for us to wait until we have more backing and stand a better chance of winning them over than to make multiple attempts, failing again and again. Each time it will become easier and easier for them to say no.
In sort, I think that we have enough on our plate at the time. The laws of this land do not even consider us equal, it is a stretch to expect the BSA to at this time.
And by the way, thanks for responding. Even if we disagree on this, it is nice to have the conversation.