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Petition the BSA to change its policy of discrimination
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RE: Petition the BSA to change its policy of discrimination
I think it's an honorable thing to do, but let's face it: online petitions are a waste of time. Regular petitions may or may not have any effect, but with online petitions there's absolutely no way to verify that everyone who signs it is really who they say they are, and that the "signatures" aren't manufactured out of the phone book. And you can send all the petitions you could possibly send to the BSA, but there's still nothing which says they have to pay attention to any of it.

I really don't want to sound like a downer or a Negative Nellie, but I'm just being realistic. Online petitions are about the same as prayer. It makes the person doing it think they're actually making a difference, but there may not be anyone paying attention to it.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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RE: Petition the BSA to change its policy of discrimination - by Doubting Thomas - April 21, 2011 at 1:48 pm

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