Catholic Dads

Let’s not talk about abortion.

July 24th, 2009

Before you go off, I just wanted to share something that just happened to me on Twitter.

I received a tweet from @americanpapist asking us to:

Urgent: #Defund Planned Parenthood *today* –>http://tinyurl.com/lcqjcb (please RT this!!)

(RT is “retweet” or the equivalent of “forward” to the uninitiated.)

So, I did–but I used my predominantly Scouting (Boy Scouts) related alter-ego, as well as my more non-Scouting one.

Well, I received a quick response accusing me of being “tacky” for bringing up my “political” agenda. What does Planned Parenthood have to do with Scouting anyway?

On the one hand, I see the point. We could talk about merit badges, summer camp and the pinewood derby all day. Why bring up something so, well, uncomfortable in public?

Don’t get me wrong for a minute–I think the Boy Scouts are a fantastic program, and get fired up about having a Cub Scout pack and a Boy Scout troop in every parish.

The gist of the BSA’s Declaration of Religious Principle is that you have to believe in God, but how you do so is up to you. This is one of the reasons that the Boy Scouts are targeted for using government related facilites.

But bring up abortion, and that’s infringing on someone’s political feelings.

Personally, I think that more organizations and businesses should be taking a stand, even if it is a mild one, regarding abortion.

How many more washing machines would Sears sell each year if we had a few dozen million more people?

How many additional cars would the Big Three sell?

How many more Big Mac burgers, books, bicycles, balloons and bathroom fixtures would we need?

As organizations continue to have dwindling memberships, shouldn’t this be a concern? Volunteerism has dropped by 40% from our parents generation.

Where exactly do new Cub Scouts come from?

This is everyone’s issue. Just needed to vent with friends.

And…A Scout is reverent.

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