... shortly thereafter another celebration was announced. A young woman was there having dinner with her family. She was just home from Afghanistan, and she will be going back again shortly. Everyone raised their glasses to the young woman and her sacrifice in the name of freedom.

I asked God why so much has happened and why so many are struggling. I asked God why the people of Haiti have seen so much devastation and why their government is unable to accept all the help that has been offered. It's frustrating to see help just sitting in boxes, unable to reach those in need. I also asked why we are able to send help to those so far away while yet so many are suffering in our own country - in different ways but still unaided and crying out.

I hadn't realized that Boy Scouts is actually a religious organization of sorts. If you don't believe in God, you're not allowed to be a leader. I do believe in God, but I don't really like some of the ways they alienate and reject some people.