“There are many people throughout the third district of North Carolina and throughout this country that understand that we need to be morally straight,” Jones stated Tuesday evening. “We need to look to God, we need to look to the Ten Commandments.  That is what the Boy Scouts help the youth of America do.”

The Scouting for All Act, sponsored by Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), would revoke the Scouts' federal charter. The charter that Congress issued to the Boy Scouts on June 15, 1916 is an honor given to groups that serve charitable, patriotic or educational purposes. The federal charter gives no specific privileges, yet it is considered a symbol of recognition and a source of pride. The bill has gained a great deal of support by Scouting for All, a national group that has organized a great deal of protests against the Boy Scouts and pressed civic groups and businesses to withdraw their support for the Scouts.

 “The Boy Scouts in our country are being taught important values such as devotion to God and loyalty to country, respect, honesty, and community service.” Jones said. “They are not a hate group and these mean-spirited attacks against the Boy Scouts are uncalled-for.”

H.R. 4892 was defeated in the House by a final vote of 362-12.