The BSA is a religious organization that promotes concepts of Duty to God, which is effectively legalism. I believe the emphasis on moralism runs contrary to the pure gospel message proclaimed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. I believe our emphasis and instruction to our youth should be rooted in both Law and Gospel. The BSA sadly omits the concept of God for Us and instead promotes a Duty to God concept that can't be reconciled with the one true Christian Faith of which we are a part. I urge all members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church to withdraw from the BSA and instead promote an alternate organization such as Lutheran Pioneers or the Walther League.