On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting for |  | Author: Rick Perry
Creator: Ross Perot
Publisher: Stroud & Hall Publishers
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 241
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0979646227
Dewey Decimal Number: 369.430973
EAN: 9780979646225
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Publication Date: February 12, 2008
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In On My Honor, Texas governor Rick Perry, through the legacy of the Boy Scouts of America, takes dead aim at the moral relativism of the secular humanist movement, indicting its corrosive impact on the culture. Examining the left's legal assaults on the Boy Scouts of America - which span more than 30 years - Perry offers prescient insight into the multi-faceted war, which pits the proponents of traditional American values against the radical leftist movement that seeks to tear down our social foundations. On My Honor underscores the depth to which the culture warriors of the left will go to force their secular humanist minority view upon American society and revered American institutions. It is a revealing look at a culture war that rages close to the surface of American life, and it is a must read for any American concerned that our society is slipping from the high moral ground of liberty to the valley of license.
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 freedom of association under attack March 17, 2008
Philip Dinanzio (Yonkers, NY USA)
30 out of 41 found this review helpful
This book is a tremendous achievement on two levels. One, it is a good history of the Boy Scouts from its inception to the present. The author cites numerous examples of the character building values of this organization. Two, it details the attacks against the Boy Scouts because of the pro-religion, pro-family and pro-country values championed by the Boy Scouts. Having failed in the courts, this anti-Scout coalition made up of Marxists, atheists, deracinated sociopaths, sexual deviates and malcontented feminists have sought to carry on their fight by pressuring local governments and business to boycott and blacklist the Boy Scouts. All too many times they have succeeded, but there are enough decent people to turn around and defeat this unwarranted attack on freedom of association. Buy the book and the profits go not to discrimination, but to the defense of our First Amendment rights.
Renews my commitment April 10, 2008
C. Paquette
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
As a Scoutmaster I found this book outstanding.
It reassured me of why I still need to stay involved. The book provides clear examples that I can use to show my boys why they should be proud to wear the uniform of a Boy Scout.
The Scout Oath, Law, Motto, & Slogan are good for all April 13, 2008
Joseph M. Durnal (Frederick, MD)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
I try to live by the following principles:
The Scout Oath:
On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
The Scout Law:
A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Cautious, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, & Reverent.
The Scout Motto:
Be Prepared
The Scout Slogan:
Do a good turn daily
For anyone who think our society would be served will by raising children with these principles, I recommend this book.
Joseph Durnal
Gov. Perry of Texas: Don't Mess with Scouting March 31, 2008
Hans Zeiger (Seattle, WA USA)
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book is one of the greatest celebrations of the Boy Scouts ever written. It affirms the link between America's finest youth organization and the public life of the nation.
Of course, recent controversies over the Scout Oath have to do with whether the Scouts can maintain public partnerships, given their determination to maintain an exclusive private membership policy. Gov. Perry addresses this tension well.
First, Gov. Perry on the Boy Scouts as an organization for the public interest: "That the Boy Scouts of America (or any other organization for that matter) would teach social values and reverence for a Creator does not put them at odds with our constitutional principles or the Bill of Rights. More than that, these values build a better society, where people are lifted up because they do not see self-satisfaction as the paramount pursuit" (page 133). Second, Gov. Perry on the Boy Scouts as a private organization: "The Boy Scouts is not the proper intersection for a debate over sexual preference" (page 71).
Even as a private organization, the Boy Scouts of America is one of the most important forces for the public good that exists. Gov. Perry explains why Americans should continue to support the Boy Scouts, especially in this age of political correctness. Perry is blunt in his treatment of the ACLU and other left-wing opponents of traditional Scouting. They attack the Boy Scouts, he says, not just because of sex or religion, but because of their fundamental opposition to the values of the Boy Scouts. The Scouting controversy is nothing less than a battle between virtue and relativism.
As the author of a book about the attacks on the Boy Scouts, I strongly recommend Gov. Perry's book to anyone who cares about the future of Scouting.
Hans Zeiger
Author, Get Off My Honor: The Assault on the Boy Scouts of America
Excellent October 30, 2008
K. Rose (New England)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Excellent summary of the situation facing the Boy Scouts.. recommended for all scouters and parents of scouters. I knew that it was happening, but not to this extent.
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