In the religious right-wing's America, merit is irrelevant. Funny I thought that wasn't what the Boy Scouts believed in. But no apparently you can't prove yourself or earn your accolades honestly and by hard work. Boy Scout supporter Chuck Norris doesn't think gays can be patriotic. Meanwhile, their champion Bristol Palin is still fighting for their America.
Of course she made her fame by merit.
Ryan Andresen, who lives near San Francisco, recently finished an extensive service project needed to earn his Eagle Scout award, but his troop leader refuses to give him the rank.
"He said he can't because Ryan said he is gay," said Karen Andresen, the scout's mother.
Ryan claims the scoutmaster knew about his sexual orientation well before he started the project and paperwork for the honor.
"He had been telling me all along that we'd get by the gay thing," Ryan told Yahoo News. "It was by far the biggest goal of my life. It's totally devastating."
