In reply to Patrick Wilson.

Patrick, there is a fork in the Narrow Road that lies before you. The left fork is the wide path. While the narrow road you have been traveling on is getting rocky, with a few potholes and cracks, the wide path seems paved and more scenic. Well, so now you have a choice. You may follow the saints who came before you and followed the narrow way, true to God and conscience, or you may find some excuse, some exit strategy, some plausible narrative, to steer left and make the wide path your choice. However, the problem is that the wide path is littered with the lost, with the wicked, with the compromises, with religious people and smart people alike.
No argument exists for the LCMS to enable the BSA to have a home on church grounds, to participate, or to materially support this organization any longer. To do so gives victory to those who have set their mouths against heaven and the people of God. In the culture wars, homosexuality, gay marriage, abortion, religious persecution, are skirmishes in which we must engage on the side of Christ and His word. If we are unwilling to be bold in fighting in the skirmishes, we will be useless in the war for men's souls.