Lawmaker refuses to support Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary as they 'promote homosexuality and encourage sex'



Defiant: Republican Rep. Bob Morris said the Girl Scouts are 'destroying traditional American family values'

A lawmaker has refused to sign a resolution celebrating the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary as the group has become a 'radicalised organisation'.

Republican Representative Bob Morris from Fort Wayne, Indiana claims they promote a 'homosexual lifestyle', transgenders and the values of Planned Parenthood.

Morris wrote to his fellow House Republicans to explain why he would not be supporting the resolution, which thanked the Girl Scouts for its 'strong positive influence on the American woman'.

But after researching the Girl Scouts on the internet, Morris said he found accusations that the group worked with Planned Parenthood.

Another of his disturbing' finds was that they allowed transgender girls to join.

Morris added that the fact Michelle Obama is honorary president 'should give each of us reason to pause before our individual and collection endorsement of the organization'..

He encouraged others to re-think their endorsement of an organisation 'that has been subverted in the name of liberal progressive politics and the destruction of traditional American family values'.

Claims: In a letter to fellow House members, Morris said the Girl Scouts promote sex and homosexuality and that they are affiliated with Planned Parenthood

Morris said his two daughters have had positive experiences with their troops as the leaders have shared his family's pro-life stance.

But he added that now 'my two daughters will instead become active in American Heritage Girls Little Flowers organization.

'In this traditional group they will learn about values and principles that will not confuse their conservative Hoosier upbringing.'



Morris is the only House member to refuse to sign the resolution that lawmakers approved last week, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reported.

Warning: Morris said that the fact Michelle Obama (right, with Girl Scouts in the Oval Office in 2009) is honorary president of the group is troubling enough

Ashley Sharp, from the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana, said the group was aware that Morris's concerns were shared by others across the country.

But she said they have posted a note on its website so concerned families can see what they really stand for.

The notice denies the group has an affiliation with Planned Parenthood, and says it has never given them funds - and does it intend to.



It adds that sexual education is always best left in the hands of parents and that troop leaders get permission to allow girls to attend events.

Going strong: The Scouts say the letter has not hurt them and cookie sales are up

Speaking to the paper, Sharp added: 'It really hasn't affected us. Our membership is still strong and our cookie sales are up from last year.'

The Girl Scouts are in the middle of their cookie-selling season.

Two boxes of the Scouts' Thin Mint cookies in a basket and some empty cookie trays sat just a few feet from the House floor on Monday, outside Republicans' offices, the Associated Press noted.