In On My Honor, Texas governor Rick Perry, through the legacy of the Boy Scouts of America, takes dead aim at the moral relativism of the secular humanist movement, indicting its corrosive impact on the culture. Examining the left's legal assaults on the Boy Scouts of America - which span more than 30 years - Perry offers prescient insight into the multi-faceted war, which pits the proponents of traditional American values against the radical leftist movement that seeks to tear down our social foundations.

On My Honor underscores the depth to which the culture warriors of the left will go to force their secular humanist minority view upon American society and revered American institutions. It is a revealing look at a culture war that rages close to the surface of American life, and it is a must read for any American concerned that our society is slipping from the high moral ground of liberty to the valley of license.

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Summary: Excellent
Comment: Excellent summary of the situation facing the Boy Scouts.. recommended for all scouters and parents of scouters. I knew that it was happening, but not to this extent.

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Summary: Stand up for the Boy Scouts!
Comment: This is an excellent review of the true purpose and history of the Boy Scout movement in the USA.
It is a personal journey of how one man, the Governor, became an Eagle Scout and how that journey brought him to the top leadership position in the State of Texas.
Great history! Great defense of Scouting which is under attack by the far left, the ACLU, and other groups.
A positive read!

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Summary: Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts ROCK!!!!!!!!
Comment: I bought this book for my husband and he just loved it. He said it was a really great book. He especially liked the advice of becoming an eagle scout before sucoming to the fumes. You know the fumes: perfumes and gas fumes. Read this book.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Well written book, but flawed by misinformation and the authors biases/views
Comment: EDITED REVIEW.
As a long time scout and scouter, I have delved into the scouting movement and its history and have a large personal library of both BSA works and books about the BSA.

While this work is well written (much better then Hans Zieger's work), it is flawed by the misinformation given, and to a degree the author's beliefs and biases. The author is entitled to his views, but the misinformation is more problematic. THIS REVIEW DEALS ONLY WITH THE FACTUAL ERRORS OF HIS BOOK, not the 'truths' (his views) that he puts forth.

Some examples.

* Baden-Powell did NOT create scouting to train future soldiers. He created scouting to create better individuals and citizens. As an officer, he was very different from the stereotype of the british solder. His military scouting program was different from the typical drilling/boot camp type of training. In it, small groups of men learned self reliance and independence thru activities and games. B-P thought military training was inappropriate for youth ("drilling is not scouting") and spent a lot of time adapting his scouting program to be appropriate for youth. Even after he established scouting, some critics claimed he was trying to create future soldiers, and formed rival groups like the "Peace Scouts". Other critized B-P for failing to create future soldiers and formed rival groups like the "Empire Scouts".

* William Boyce did not get lost in the fog of London, that is a myth created by James West. Boyce was lost in London (but no fog) and was helped by a scout and later taken to scout HQ. But he did not meet B-P or the like. That's all embellishments and such added by West. Furthermore, Boyce had little involvement with the BSA after it was incorporated. It was others who got involved and saved the org and brought on board James West.

* the information on page 49-50 on the senior scouting programs is full of errors. I've researched this area extensively and have a website on it.

* B-P's wife Olave did NOT start Girl Guides. B-P did before he was married, then turned the program over to his sister Agnes. Olave got involved later. Juliet Low had been involved with the Girl Guides in the UK and brought it to the states, renaming it the Girl Scouts of the USA.

I did like it for its celebration of scouting and its positive values. But I am always annoyed by misinformation given about scouting.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Important message marred only by Rick Perry's self congratulation
Comment: Having previously read most of the information about hard left assaults on the Boy Scouts of America, I found "On My Honor" a good review of liberal hubris. As the father of four Eagles Scouts, it is really disappointing to see the ACLU and liberal activists aggressively attack the BSA. This book provides important perspective and does so in the voice of the current Governor of Texas.

Unfortunately, Gov. Rick Perry inserts some unseemly self-congratulation in "On My Honor." At least the proceeds go to the BSA and not to Gov. Perry's campaign fund. If you are inclined to, I recommend you make your donation directly to the BSA and get good up-to-date information about the attacks on the BSA at [...]. They even have an RSS feed.

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