Texas Governor Rick Perry has written a new book that issues a strong defense of the Boy Scouts of America and details secular attacks against the organization.
Governor Perry says he wants Americans to recognize that the Boy Scouts espouse the moral and ethical values that have positively shaped the lives of millions of young men. In his new book On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For, Perry exposes what he calls the "virus of secularism" that threatens institutions like the Boy Scouts that teach traditional values. In recent years, atheists and homosexuals have filed discrimination lawsuits against the Scouts, and cities such as Philadelphia have barred the Scouts from meeting on public property. Perry insists such attacks must be resisted. "I want scouting to continue to be this positive impact on America's youth, upon the next leaders in America," he declares. "Scouting is, I think, one of the most venerable and important institutions that we have in this country." Perry warns that the left will continue to "fight this culture war" against the Boy Scouts and those who "help instill those types of values." And he says efforts by homosexual activists and the American Civil Liberties Union to redefine values espoused by the Scouts must not go unanswered. The Texas governor, who grew up as an Eagle Scout in West Texas, says all proceeds from his book will go to the Boy Scouts Legal Defense Fund.
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