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On The Street: How would you feel if the Boy Scouts allowed gay children to join?

<p><em>“I don’t really have an opinion. I’m open to it. We are all people.”</em></p> <p><strong>— Harlie </strong><strong>Meizenberg</strong></p> <p><strong>Libby</strong></p>

<p><em>“I try not to judge people. Their lifestyle is their choice. I’m kind of on both sides of the fence.”</em></p> <p><strong>— Patty Moe</strong></p> <p><strong>Libby</strong></p>

<p><em>“I’m absolutely against it. I’m a Bible believing Christian, and I don’t want to see it.”</em></p> <p><strong>— Bob Roever</strong></p> <p><strong>Libby</strong></p>

<p><em>“It’s a two-sided sword. The rights of the young men who are gay and the rights of those who aren’t.”</em></p> <p><strong>— Chuck Baker Libby</strong></p>

<p><em>“Well, I think people who are gay should go see a psychiatrist, but I think they should belong to what they want.”</em></p> <p><strong>— Iva DeShazer</strong></p> <p><strong>Libby</strong></p>

<p><em>“It stood for a long time for Christian morals. If they want something like that they should start their own group. ”</em></p> <p><strong>— Pam Lewis</strong></p> <p><strong>Libby</strong></p>

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by Compiled Ryan Murray
| February 5, 2013 9:15 AM

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#147;I try not to judge people. Their lifestyle is their choice. I&#146;m kind of on both sides of the fence.&#148;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#151; Patty Moe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Libby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#147;I&#146;m absolutely against it. I&#146;m a Bible believing Christian, and I don&#146;t want to see it.&#148;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#151; Bob Roever&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Libby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#147;It&#146;s a two-sided sword. The rights of the young men who are gay and the rights of those who aren&#146;t.&#148;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#151; Chuck Baker Libby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#147;Well, I think people who are gay should go see a psychiatrist, but I think they should belong to what they want.&#148;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#151; Iva DeShazer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Libby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&#147;It stood for a long time for Christian morals. If they want something like that they should start their own group. &#148;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#151; Pam Lewis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Libby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Last week, the Boy Scouts of America stated publicly that it was considering easing the ban it had on openly gay scouts to join its ranks.

A petition garnered 1.4 million signatures asking the BSA to lift the ban last week.

The Western News went to ask Libby residents (there are two Boy Scout troops in Libby) what their opinions were on this controversial issue.