Boy Scouts are worth "saving"

I've said this before, I firmly believe that Scouting's postitives outweigh the negatives.  Now, that's a big deal for many, considering that national organization is controlled by bible-thumping, homophobic nuts.  Still, the good outweighs the nuts, for my money.  It's good to see something like this reinforce my belief:

When Kinlichiinii John set out to earn a religious emblem for his uniform like other Cub Scouts, he learned that none exists to acknowledge his Navajo beliefs.

Neither the traditional Navajo spiritual way of life nor the Native American Church are among the 35 religious affiliations represented in emblems approved by the Boy Scouts of America.

So 9-year-old Kinlichiinii, with the help of his family, Navajo medicine men and others, has embarked on a quest to establish Scouting's first American Indian religious emblem.

Hopefully the thumpers will allow this to go through. 

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