Boy Scouts disappointed Caterpillar drops support

[TexasTowelie]

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Boy Scouts of America says it is disappointed Caterpillar Inc. will no longer give money to the group.

But public relations director Deron Smith on Thursday thanked the Peoria-based heavy equipment manufacturer for its past support.

Caterpillar spokeswoman Rachel Potts said Thursday that the Caterpillar Foundation has decided to withdraw its supports for Boy Scouts of America. Potts says the company believes the group's policy barring homosexual adults from serving as scout leaders is discriminatory.

Potts said the decision wasn't necessarily related to the Boy Scouts of America's recent decision to allow homosexual scouts, while still prohibiting participation by openly homosexual adults.

More at http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Boy-Scouts-disappointed-Caterpillar-drops-support-4598475.php .

[hlthe2b]

1. re:

Edit, I mistakenly thought Caterpillar was removing support (along with a lot of the churces) because of the decision to admit gay scouts. Having read through more carefully, I realize I was mistaken..

[gcomeau]

2. Did we not read the OP?

Caterpillar dropped support in protest of the continuing policy of the scouts to not allow gay scout leaders. I have to assume you're all upset because you skimmed through without catching that part?

[hlthe2b]

9. Obviously, I thought they were joining the churches and others dropping the BS becasue of their

decision to allow gay scouts.

So, yes, you are correct I only read the subject line and made the wrong connection. NPR had a piece on all the churches severing their relationship with BS because of their admission of gay scouts and that was on my mind. Honest mistake. But thank YOU for giving me benefit of the doubt as opposed to the other poster who simply could NOT believe some could innocently make that error.


Edited for a typo (lest the other more rude posters downstream jump on me again)

[ProdigalJunkMail]

3. screw caterpillar

because they are withholding money because BSA is discriminating against gay troop leaders?

sP

[hlthe2b]

5. Obviously, I only read the post which seemed to indicate they were withholding because of allowing

gay troops.

I doubt I am the only one who would have made that innocent error.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

8. then perhaps you could change your post to reflect you actual meaning?

no biggie either way. just seemed off a bit...

sP

[hlthe2b]

13. I already did....

[ProdigalJunkMail]

14. nicely done! n/t

[petronius]

17. FWIW, I also made that error on the first read through...

(And while I'm happy with the BSA moving in the right direction, they won't have my support until they remove all of the discriminatory policy.)

[still_one]

6. Comprehension?

[hlthe2b]

11. Pile ons are rude.. given I already expresed my mea culpa for the misread

[still_one]

15. First of all my comment was not meant to be rude. Second I did not see your post until later, third

Unless you have already done so you can edit the original post

Sorry you took my post as rude, it really wasn't meant to be,it was a way to indicated that I read it differently that is all

Take care

[Lex]

7. read for comprehension my 3rd grade teacher used to say . . .

[hlthe2b]

12. Pile ons are rude.. given I already expresed my mea culpa for the misread

Your post is exceedingly rude. I doubt there is any poster here, yourself included, who has not misread a post.

[Brother Buzz]

4. That's actually kinda cool

Potts says the company believes the group's policy barring homosexual adults from serving as scout leaders is discriminatory.

[pipoman]

10. I wonder if Cat's benefits extend to domestic partners?

[Bay Boy]

16. So Caterpillar was supporting the BSA but

is dropping support now. Does that really say good things about Caterpillar?

[Lex]

18. Did you read this part?

It "believes the group's policy barring homosexual adults from serving as scout leaders is discriminatory."

[Brother Buzz]

19. Bay Boy indirectly eluded to a valid question

Just what was their position before, and why did they only change positions now?

[FSogol]

20. They held off cutting funding until the scouts made their decision.

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Now, they are cutting funding because the BSA change in policy wasn't enough to meet its corporate standards. I believe Levi Strauss will make a similar move shortly.

[Brother Buzz]

21. Are you suggesting the corporations were applying pressure early on?

Cool beans, that's something I hadn't even considered.

Off topic, but this Californian is happy to see outfits steeped in northern California history (Levi Strauss and Caterpillar) making an impact.

[FSogol]

22. Some corps were definitely putting pressure on BSA. The only real objections to

the policy change came from the Southern Baptists and LDS.

[Bay Boy]

24. That was pretty much my point...

...they didn't have a problem with the discriminatory policy until just recently. I wonder how many years they were contributing.

[Heywood J]

23. Sorry, Cat. Too little, too late.

No longer supporting bigotry like they used to does not make up for shafting hundreds of families while the executives rake in more and more bonuses.

Plant is Closed - Thanks Cat.