What's the deal with American Heritage Girls going after The Girl Scouts?

A Catholic friend of mine just told me all sorts of information was sent around about the Girl Scouts being pro-lesbian, pro-abortion, pro-birth control, and has now lured many of the girls in her daughters school away from being a Girl Scout to switch to American Heritage Girls. In fact, the annual father daughter dance, which was traditionally sponsored by the Girl Scouts, will this year be sponsored by The American Heritage Girls. The Archdiocese continues to give its approval of the Girl Scouts, and school officials at the Catholic school I speak of have commented that they wish the parents had come to them, that many of the emails being passed around are false. It has caused a little bit of a division among the students, obviously some peer pressure among the kids and the parents is present.

Not to mention I noticed on The American Heritage Girls website they talk about teachng not to worship false idols. Isn’t that the very thing the Christians accuse the Catholics of?

What do you think about the whole thing? What have you heard? I am curious to know if The American Heritage girls are welcoming to all ethnicities, races, etc. The name, although I love the United States and tend to be very patriotic, makes me wonder, but I could be totally off base.