Cub Scouts

TXAtheist:

My question was not posed in regards to whether or not the parent wishes to be a scout leader, but instead in regards to the sole interest of his child's creative, intuitive and personal development. This is why I believe that Mr. Croft is really hurting his kids. In reading his chronology, nowhere in there did it state that he personally wanted to participate in the cub scouts, but that his son wanted to. I imagine that desire was immediately squashed on the flimsy grounds of, "Well if I can't be a scout leader because I am an Atheist, then you cannot participate either because this family is Atheist, and this is my argument for denying you this opportunity."
I would like to know what harm the cub scouts have done. They teach self-discipline, motivation, outdoor survival skills, group skills, peer interaction, not to mention that they are well respected community organizations. I hardly see how this can harm a child.
Unfortunately, TXAthesit, Mr. Croft's children are going to be exposed to many situations like this as they continue to grow and mature, and to deny them participation in wonderful things such as band, choir, cub scouts, etc. simply because they might sing "God Bless America" or "Silent Night" really REALLY is a selfish, arrogant and frankly, absurd position to take. What will he do down the line, when his kids are exposed to drugs and sexually explicit material? Is he taking a stand against those things? Funny, I didn't see any energy being put into that. Those images are everywhere on the television, movies, games, and I don't see him taking any kind of stand against those things.
Instead, he takes pictures of "In God we Trust" posters and complains about teachers wearing "Abilene Christian University" t shirts. Now if those posters would have advertised about the use of condoms, or if the teacher would have been wearing a t shirt that said something with the n word on it, then that would certainly be offensive, and I can't imagine a sane parent NOT standing up and saying something.
Are these children equipped to say no to drugs and sexual immorality? Or in their anger and frustration down the line, will they be tempted to experiment as a way to "get back at dad" for all the things he denied them growing up?
It is the same with extremely fundamentalist Christian families forcing their kids into church 4-5 times a week, memorizing hundreds of bible verses, to take vows of chastity and to wear rings promising their faithfulness until marriage. This is an absurd idea, and it doesn't work. Those kids rebel, and if Mr. Croft isn't careful, his kids will too.