“Scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons. Sexuality is not one of them.”

Perry, a Republican and former presidential candidate, told a statewide gathering of scouts that such a change is not appropriate.

“Scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons,” he said. “Sexuality is not one of them. It never has been; it doesn’t need to be.”

The Dallas Morning News said he told reporters after the event, “I think most people see absolutely no reason to change the position and neither do I.”…

Perry is a former Eagle Scout and wrote the book “On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.” His publisher says the book “explains the Scouts refusal to bend to the winds of political correctness by allowing activist homosexual scoutmasters” and addresses other scouting topics.