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May 8, 2018 20:02:49   #
hasslichhog
 
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are now one grope.....er.....group!



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May 9, 2018 09:31:52   #
Frank T Loc: New York, NY
 
I wouldn't worry too much about this move by the BSA. The real reason doesn't seem to be a need to have a mixed g****r organization but more a financial need in that they're not attracting enough boys.
When I was a kid, every boy in the neighborhood belonged to the boy scouts. Now, I don't see them at all.
What we're probably witnessing is the end of the organization as I really don't see that many girls yammering to get into the Boy Scouts.

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May 9, 2018 11:20:28   #
Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa
 
Frank T wrote:
I wouldn't worry too much about this move by the BSA. The real reason doesn't seem to be a need to have a mixed g****r organization but more a financial need in that they're not attracting enough boys.
When I was a kid, every boy in the neighborhood belonged to the boy scouts. Now, I don't see them at all.
What we're probably witnessing is the end of the organization as I really don't see that many girls yammering to get into the Boy Scouts.


Don't know if it is true, but I read that 25 percent of the memebership quit when they decided to bring in the girls.

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May 9, 2018 11:24:31   #
Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal
 
hasslichhog wrote:
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are now one grope.....er.....group!


Be prepared, as Tom Lehrer sang so long ago...

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May 9, 2018 16:29:16   #
Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.
 
Frank T wrote:
I wouldn't worry too much about this move by the BSA. The real reason doesn't seem to be a need to have a mixed g****r organization but more a financial need in that they're not attracting enough boys.
When I was a kid, every boy in the neighborhood belonged to the boy scouts. Now, I don't see them at all.
What we're probably witnessing is the end of the organization as I really don't see that many girls yammering to get into the Boy Scouts.


425,000 Mormons are pulling out of the scouts, can't be good for the bottom line.

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May 9, 2018 16:32:04   #
Texcaster Loc: Queensland
 
Bazbo wrote:
Be prepared, as Tom Lehrer sang so long ago...


"All my kids are Eagle Scouts. Ivanka was the first girl Eagle! We're very blessed and proud."



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May 9, 2018 17:44:08   #
Frank T Loc: New York, NY
 
Texcaster wrote:
"All my kids are Eagle Scouts. Ivanka was the first girl Eagle! We're very blessed and proud."


Didn't know you could bribe your way into making your daughter an Eagle Scout.

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May 9, 2018 19:34:17   #
jcboy3
 
hasslichhog wrote:
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are now one grope.....er.....group!


Now if they can only get over the Jesus thing.

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May 10, 2018 00:38:05   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
jcboy3 wrote:
Now if they can only get over the Jesus thing.


God and Country is the backbone of the Boy Scouts....Scouts. It won't change. And....they don't discriminate as to whether you're Muslim, Hindu, Sikh or what. Just not atheist.

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May 10, 2018 01:19:07   #
jcboy3
 
SteveR wrote:
God and Country is the backbone of the Boy Scouts....Scouts. It won't change. And....they don't discriminate as to whether you're Muslim, Hindu, Sikh or what. Just not atheist.


No, you can be an atheist in the scouts. Just not an Eagle Scout.

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May 10, 2018 01:30:03   #
Texcaster Loc: Queensland
 
jcboy3 wrote:
No, you can be an atheist in the scouts. Just not an Eagle Scout.


Can an agnostic become an Eagle?

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May 10, 2018 01:52:48   #
jcboy3
 
Texcaster wrote:
Can an agnostic become an Eagle?


In general, no. However, I just learned that an atheist or agnostic can be a scout through the Unitarian Universalist Association. This is recent (2016).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies

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May 10, 2018 09:21:02   #
Frank T Loc: New York, NY
 
jcboy3 wrote:
No, you can be an atheist in the scouts. Just not an Eagle Scout.


In that case the Atheists should sue the boy scouts for discrimination.
BTW, How about Witches. They believe in a higher power.

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May 10, 2018 11:43:29   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
No, you cannot be an atheist in the Boy Scouts. This has been upheld by both state and federal courts since Boy Scouts is a private organization and is afforded freedom of association. Belief in God is one of its core tenets. The Wikipedia article explains it very well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies

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May 10, 2018 11:46:08   #
jcboy3
 
SteveR wrote:
No, you cannot be an atheist in the Boy Scouts. This has been upheld by both state and federal courts since Boy Scouts is a private organization and is afforded freedom of association. Belief in God is one of its core tenets. The Wikipedia article explains it very well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies


You should read the article. And my post.

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