US: Lawyer tweets cartoon suggesting gay scout leaders would trick boy scouts into sex
A Christian lawyer in the US has tweeted a cartoon which suggests that, if the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), lifted its ban on gay scout leaders, as well as possibly lifting the ban on gay members, gay men will use the position to sexually abuse scouts.
Matt Barber of the Liberty Counsel, tweeted the image, which appears to depict a gay man attempting to trick a boy scout into a sexual act.
The cartoon is accompanied by the text: “To earn this new merit badge for ‘tolerance’ I gotta do WHAT?”.
To earn this new merit badge for “tolerance” I gotta’ do WHAT? twitter.com/jmattbarber/st…
— Matt Barber (@jmattbarber) May 14, 2013
It originally appeared on ClashDaily, a website which posed the question: “Boy Scouts pushing a merit badge for ‘tolerance’ next?”, reports Right Wing Watch.
The Boy Scouts of America is currently embroiled in a debate over whether to lift its ban on gay volunteers, members and staff. In February, it delayed a vote on whether or not to lift the ban until May “due to the complexity of the issue”.
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