Get Off My Honor!: The Assault on the Boy Scouts of America |  | Author: Hans Zeiger
Publisher: B&H Books
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 196
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0805431802
Dewey Decimal Number: 369.430973
EAN: 9780805431803
ASIN: 0805431802
Publication Date: July 15, 2005
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Hans Zeiger may represent the hope for the future. He is not the typical postmodern young twenty something. You don't see his type portrayed on The Real World on MTV. But he isn't alone. He is part of a movement that is alive and well-and thriving. Nineteen-year-old Hans is a Boy Scout. More specifically, he is an Eagle Scout. And he is tired of the attack on the Boy Scouts by those who would like to see it assimilated into the politically correct culture that dominates many of our nation's institutions. Get Off My Honor! analyzes a half-century of events leading up to the present struggle for the soul of the Boy Scouts. Hans shows how those who wish to destroy the scouts are attacking it for what it represents at its core-Christian values. With biting commentary, Zeiger paints a picture in which the Boy Scouts have been spat upon and cursed by its critics. Groups as diverse as the United Way, ecumenical church denominations, unions, educational and medical organiztions, judges, members of the Clinton administration, and left-wing activists have labeled the Boy Scouts as bigots and homophobes. Hans Zeiger is ready to let the world know the truth about scouting and the truth behind those who wish to destroy it.
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 A Far-Reaching Battle July 22, 2005
Mark Gilroy (Brentwood, TN)
76 out of 103 found this review helpful
Zeiger, a 19-year-old college student has done a splendid job of tracing the liberal assault on the Boy Scouts of America. He points out that all other scouting programs that have allowed themselves to be separated from the guiding principles and morals present when they were founded have floundered and ceased to be a dynamic force in building tomorrow's leaders out of today's youth. I love his references to Churchill on the place of Scouts in the future of Western Civilization.
The book is sobering in that it paints the stark reality that BSA programming is being injured because of the costs required to defend themselves on two simple matters of self-determinination, including reference to "God" in their motto.
I would almost get a little discouraged were it not for two facts: (a) Zeiger gives practical ways we can support the BSA and (b) the fact that an intelligent and articulate 19-year-old is sounding a clarion call for America to return to its moral roots in all areas of public life! Very encouraging.
Makes an excellent case for the Scouts August 1, 2006
Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA)
35 out of 48 found this review helpful
In this wonderful book, author and Eagle Scout Hans Zeiger explores the Boy Scouts of America, their history and principles, and the assault that they have come under from the modern American Left. Now, this is not a scholarly and unbiased look at the Scouts. Instead, what it is is an impassioned defense of the Scouts and the ideals that they hold, ideals that are increasingly out of step with the modern world - ideals like loyalty and honor.
I must say, this is a great book, one that makes an excellent case for the Scouts. Indeed, the very fact that the BSA still turns out such well-reasoned and articulate young men as Mr. Zeiger is a source of great encouragement. If you are a supporter of the Boy Scouts, and want to read about them and the assault on them, then this is a great book to get. (Indeed, if you are a supporter of the Scouts, turn to the last chapter of this book, which includes seven things you can do to support them.) I highly recommend this book to everyone!
Upfront: I like it February 27, 2006
Walter James (Seattle, WA)
32 out of 45 found this review helpful
Hans Zeiger, a 19-year-old Hillsdale College student, writes a fascinating history and social commentary on the Boy Scouts. Documenting the unchanging, solid values upon which the Scouts were established, he delves into the honorable past and current attacks on the Boy Scouts.
In the face of a modern-day assault, he writes, "honor has been nearly forgotten by a generation of Americans...products of a morally relativistic culture." Though never a Boy Scout myself, I can see where Zeiger is coming from. He makes a good argument about the necessity for the Scouts to retain their traditional honor, which he believes has been thrown by the wayside by a current "relativistic" generation.
As a fellow Seattleite (Hans Zeiger is too), I have read the attacks by the gays, atheists, and even the Seattle Times (though masked) against the Boy Scouts. Their policy is to constantly criticize and whine about the Boy Scouts in hope that they will someday give in to their demands for gay and atheist Scout leaders. Living here in Seattle, I have already heard enough of their "progressive" opinion. But Hans Zeiger writes from a different perspective. Even if you are in disagreement, it is refreshing to hear the other side of the argument.
Yes, he may be unabashedly conservative, but at least he doesn't try to hide it and feign neutrality. I like his honest, upfront style of writing, and it makes for a very good read in "Get off my Honor".
Wow!!!! May 21, 2009
Beevan (Atlanta GA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a gem!!! And to be written by such a young author! Hats off to you sir. You are a shining example of what the BSA is proud to produce - smart, well rounded, politically aware young men. God bless you sir.
A well researched book September 30, 2009
Conrad W. Hamilton (Atlanta, GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have never read such a well written, engaging and researched book by an author so young. It covers a very controversial issue in Scouting today. This timely book is a must read for any Scouting family.
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