So the issue is this: the Boy Scout executive administration is facing a huge shortage of donations. The lack of which would force layoffs and down-sizing as well as overall reduced budgets for a host of things.
But what these donors want would probably cause most conservative religious groups to leave scouting.
Was talking with a lady well connected to the GBLT side of things, and she doesn't think any of the proposed compromises will be enough. That is, she doesn't envision a future where the pressure is turned off if BSA removes the gay exclusion policy and allows chartering organizations to choose their own leaders.
So BSA has a choice. Remove the chartering organization structure, or downsize. Actually either choice is a downsize. But one is more about donations and the other is about scouting units.
Is it possible that the scouting executive organization is massively bloated? Maybe. But like any bureaucracy, it not only wants to survive, it wants to grow.
I feel less sanguine right now that the LDS church and BSA will remain wed.
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