WHILE MANY ARE PICKING A SIDE ON THE ISSUE, ATLANTA EAGLE SCOUT JOSHUA ANDERSON STATED SATURDAY THAT HE FEELS CONFLICTED ABOUT THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA’S RECENT DECISION TO ALLOW GIRLS INTO THE ORGANIZATION. ANDERSON SAID…QUOTE… ALTHOUGH A COED CREW IS GREAT, AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN, I BELIEVE THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO JUST BEING YOUNG BOYS TOGETHER. MANY LOCAL ADVOCATES HOWEVER, SUCH AS KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY WOMAN AND GENDER STUDIES PROFESSOR SAMANTHA HUEWAGON, ARE…QUOTE… SKEPTICALLY OPTIMISTIC.

Atlanta Eagle Scout Joshua Anderson (L) and Kennesaw State University Journalism student, Robert Thomas (R)