-Caveat Lector- Clinton removed from certificate (fwd) > Eagle Scouts drop > Clinton signature=20 > After 'about a zillion complaints,' > president removed from certificate=20 > > > By David M. Bresnahan > =A9 2000 WorldNetDaily.com=20 > > > Following complaints from "thousands of parents" nationwide, Boy Scouts of= > =20 > America has quietly removed the signature of President Bill Clinton -- the= > =20 > honorary president of BSA -- from the certificate presented to Eagle Scouts= > .=20 > > "We had about a zillion complaints about Clinton, so I think they just took= > =20 > him off. I don't know if they'll put a president back on or not when there'= > s=20 > a new one," said Chris who works in the Great Salt Lake Council office in=20 > Salt Lake City, Utah. She said the change came from the national office.=20 > > Not only were there many complaints, but a large number of Eagle Scouts=20 > actually returned their certificates and asked for a replacement without=20 > Clinton's signature.=20 > > "I don't really know. I know that there were a lot of people that asked tha= > t=20 > the president's signature not be on them. I think they reprinted them witho= > ut=20 > it. I don't know," said Sandra at the national BSA office.=20 > > "When they reprinted the Eagle Scout certificates they left off the=20 > president's signature because we're in the process of a change of president= > s.=20 > And, we've had so many problems with the president's name on the certificat= > e=20 > -- so many people objecting -- that they just decided to put just the board= > =20 > president on the certificate from now on. It just created a lot less=20 > controversy," she explained.=20 > > No special announcement was made when the Boy Scouts of America changed the= > =20 > award certificate earlier this year. The certificate is presented to boys w= > ho=20 > earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank a Boy Scout can attain. Ther= > e=20 > have been no complaints now that Clinton's signature is absent from the=20 > certificate.=20 > > "They're printed documents. It's not like President Clinton actually signed= > =20 > them," explained Greg Shields, national spokesman for the BSA. "When we=20 > exhausted our supply we gave it a little thought and we decided to just put= > =20 > the signature of the actual president of the Boy Scouts. He represents a=20 > volunteer who's personally involved in the administration and direction of= > =20 > the Boy Scouts of America."=20 > > Shields confirmed that BSA council offices all over the country received=20 > thousands of complaints following the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the=20 > impeachment of Clinton. He said those complaints had nothing to do with the= > =20 > change. He insisted the change was simply to have focus on the signature of= > =20 > the "real" president of Scouting on the certificate instead of the "honorar= > y"=20 > president.=20 > > "That's all it reflected. Nothing more," said Shields.=20 > > Past certificates included both the BSA president's signature and that of t= > he=20 > president of the United States. The new certificates, however, have=20 > eliminated Clinton's signature.=20 > > Congress may take the issue one step further. A bill has been filed to stri= > p=20 > BSA of the national charter Congress gave it in 1916. A group of homosexual= > =20 > rights activists has been fighting the popular organization -- despite the= > =20 > recent Supreme Court ruling in BSA's favor -- to change its policy of=20 > excluding homosexuals from youth membership and adult leadership, and they= > =20 > want the charter revoked.=20 > > Scouting for All has organized a national campaign against the BSA and has= > =20 > rallied many homosexual organizations to its cause. Democratic Rep. Lynn=20 > Woolsey, District 6 Calif., filed H.R. 4892 entitled "The Scouting for All= > =20 > Act: To repeal the Federal charter of the Boy Scouts of America."=20 > > "It's not in response to that either," said Shields of the proposed=20 > legislation, noting that the change on the certificates took place many=20 > months before the bill was filed by Woolsey.=20 > > Local Scout leaders in Utah claim Clinton is the first U.S. president not t= > o=20 > make a speech at the Boy Scout National Jamboree, and that he is the first = > to=20 > have his signature eliminated from the prestigious Eagle Scout award=20 > certificate.=20 > > Shields said he hasn't been around long enough to confirm or deny those=20 > reports.=20 > > Shortly after Clinton took office in 1993, he failed to show up at the=20 > National Jamboree, located only 70 miles from the White House. The press at= > =20 > the time blamed the snub on Clinton's effort to please the homosexual lobby= > =20 > -- a major source of campaign donations.=20 > > The next jamboree was held in 1997, and this time Clinton attended.=20 > > "We are grateful. Please recognize that he did come. That's significant,"=20 > said Shields.=20 > > Shields did not know if press reports in 1993 stating that Clinton was the= > =20 > first U.S. president to turn down an invitation to speak at the National=20 > Jamboree were accurate. He pointed out that jamborees began at the time of= > =20 > the Roosevelt administration.=20 > > Calls to the White House press office for clarification of Clinton's positi= > on=20 > regarding the Boy Scouts and the complaints of the homosexual groups were n= > ot=20 > returned.=20 > > "We made the change to reflect the current leadership, personally and deepl= > y=20 > involved in the Boy Scouts of America. While President Clinton is involved = > in=20 > the Boy Scouts of America -- and we deeply appreciate that he came to our=20 > last National Jamboree -- no one would say that he's personally and deeply= > =20 > involved," said Shields.=20 > > Regardless of the real reason the signature was removed from the Eagle Scou= > t=20 > certificates, the complaints have stopped and no one complains that Clinton= > 's=20 > signature is missing.=20 > > Scouting for All announced it would conduct protests at 36 BSA offices acro= > ss=20 > the country on Monday. Six of the locations produced no protesters, many ha= > d=20 > only a handful, and just a few had a dozen or more. One of the largest was = > in=20 > New York City where about 30 came to demand that the Boy Scouts admit=20 > homosexual adults as leaders, according to Shields.=20 > > "Everybody has a right to their opinion. We simply ask everyone to respect= > =20 > our values and our beliefs and our right to hold those, and tolerate -- to= > =20 > use their parlance," said Shields. "I really mean that from my heart," he=20 > added.=20 > > He questioned the size and strength of the Scouting for All coalition, and= > =20 > said the numbers manifested at the protest locations did not reflect the=20 > degree of concern from the general population suggested by the activists.=20 > > "The thing is, we're not asking everyone to join us. We're just saying that= > =20 > we have a place in this world, in this country. Give us a little space. We'= > re=20 > not asking for government support. We're not asking for anything other than= > =20 > our little space," said Shields.=20 > > Despite the efforts of Scouting for All and other homosexual activists, the= > =20 > Boy Scouts of America is growing as an organization and prospering. Althoug= > h=20 > activists have attempted to convince United Way officials to stop providing= > =20 > donations to BSA, they have succeeded in only a few locations. Activists ha= > ve=20 > also asked boys and adults to resign in protest of the policy on homosexual= > s.=20 > > "All across the country, Scouting is prospering and growing. Virtually ever= > y=20 > council has had healthy growth in both youth members and adult volunteers.= > =20 > Every council is enjoying improved financial support, to the extent that ma= > ny=20 > are making capital improvements in their camps and council service centers= > =20 > for the first time in years. Many councils are now able to begin building=20 > endowments or add to existing ones that will enhance programs for years to= > =20 > come," explained Robert M. Gates, president of the National Eagle Scout=20 > Association.=20 > > The largest number of boys to achieve Eagle Scout Scouts set a historic=20 > record in 1999, according to Gates. There were over 47,000 boys who earned= > =20 > the prestigious award, beating the record previously set in 1973.=20 > > Gates also confirmed that financial support and community support for=20 > Scouting is increasing.=20 > > "These people clearly see Scouting as an important part of the life of thei= > r=20 > communities and, even though many of them don't have a child in Scouting,=20 > they are prepared to support Scouting with their time and resources. They=20 > clearly understand the importance of our commitment to character building i= > n=20 > young people -- and the success of our efforts," said Gates in a report to= > =20 > current and former Eagle Scouts.=20 > > To sound off on this issue, you may participate in WND's daily poll.=20 > > Previous articles:=20 > > Homosexuals protest 'bigot' Boy Scouts=20 > > Homosexuals target Boy Scouts=20 > > First the Boy Scouts, then your church=20 > > Homosexual group spams Boy Scouts=20 > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -= > --- > > -- > > > David M. Bresnahan is an investigative journalist for WorldNetDaily.com=20 > > E-mail to a friend Printer-friendly version=20=20 > > =20=20 > =20 > Not only were there many complaints, but a large number of Eagle Scouts=20 > actually returned their certificates and asked for a replacement without=20 > Clinton's signature. > > =20 > =20=20=20 > I know that there were a lot of people that asked that the president's=20 > signature not be on them. I think they reprinted them without it. > > =20=20=20 > > -- Sandra at the national Boy Scouts of America office=20 > > =20 > =20=20=20 > We're not asking everyone to join us. We're just saying that we have a plac= > e=20 > in this world, in this country. Give us a little space. We're not asking fo= > r=20 > government support. 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