In reply to Jason Kelly.

Cool story bro, except

1: It's not just the media. the word "homosexual" from it's very beginning was invented to express the concept of an individual attracted to his or her own gender.

2: We are dealing with the Boy Scouts here, not the church. How else are they to express the idea that sex is off limits but a boy is still welcome to participate if he is attracted to other boy, that temptation does not disqualify him? In order to do so they have to use the common language.

This is no technicality but a reality. Simply using the excuse "we don't identify a person by their temptation" does not change the fact the they are tempted toward a particular sin. And besides, let's be honest, LCMS churches and pastors don't really practice "not identifying people by their sin." Just try confessing to a pastor that you are attracted to your own sex and see how much participation in the church is left for you. Believe me, it's not much.