How I got booted out of the BSA.(Boy Scouts of America) From: The Humanist | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Lambert, Darrell | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Humanist Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I didn't plan on becoming an object of media attention. I tried to do two things at once: be a good Boy Scout and be true to myself. Nevertheless, some officials in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) found an inconsistency in that.

It all started on October 12, 2002, at a weekend adult leader training session where I was learning about scoutmaster duties. I was talking to Glen Schmidt, my district committee chairman, about scoutmaster conferences that take place at the conc...