The Bible clearly condemns Homosexuality....if the Boy Scouts had a statement endorsing and promoting adulterers or murderers or thieves ...etc... as acceptable to the Scouts standards, I bet you wouldn't welcome them to use the LORD'S Facilities as a place to gather. If you stand on the Bible and not your feelings...we would be justified and are justified to have them meet elsewhere. Why did it take so long to come out with a statement in the 1st place? When someone says..my pastor says this or that on this subject...read the Word of God! If your pastor or the LCMS says otherwise than what God's Word says...Guess what? GOD'S WORD IS THE FINAL WORD! END OF STORY!