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Topic	Should girls be allowed to join the Boy Scouts?
InfestedAdam 10/12/17 3:41:56 AM #38:	Dikitain posted... Boy Scouts is a religious organization anyways, it should probably just be gotten rid of entirely. I wouldn't go as far as to say that but I personally do wish we allowed atheist Scouts into the program. As it stands now, when you apply to be a Scout you need to declare a religion. The ideas of "Duty to God" and "A Scout is Reverent" are literally in our Scout Oath and Law. The irony I see in that is Scouts, as far as I know, are taught that it means being dutiful to one's beliefs and being respectful of the beliefs, or lack of, of others. Kinda hypocritical in my opinion if Scouts are being taught to be respectful of other's beliefs when Scouting as a whole won't acknowledge atheism. Hell, I'm Buddhist and I personally wouldn't consider it a religion but it is according to the BSA. Kyuubi4269 posted... Idk why scouts isn't just an organisation for people to learn scouting skills, there's no need to bring in gender or relgion. I wish it was but with the different ideology between the BSA and GSA, there might never be a merge. Scouting across the globe is co-ed and yet the Scouting of America feel the two sexes should be kept separate. If we're preparing these youth to be better adults, learning to work with the opposite sex maybe outta be included in the program. The BSA does have the co-ed program via the Venture Crew but their awards and ranks are different from the Boy Scouts. DDirtyDastard posted... I think people need to quit trying to change everything and leave all this shit alone. I don't want to put the blame on the GSA but as a whole I think some girls just don't like what the GSA has to offer. And for better or worse, the Gold Award from the GSA and Silver Award from the Venture Crew are not as recognizable as the Eagle rank from the BSA. Unfortunately I am not sure if this is something the GSA can ever change in their program to allow for better recognition for their Scouts. --- "You must gather your party before venturing forth" "Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes!" <cite>InfestedAdam posted [p:888279488] in Should gir... [t:75868716]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dikitain posted...</cite> <quote>Boy Scouts is a religious organization anyways, it should probably just be gotten rid of entirely.</quote> I wouldn't go as far as to say that but I personally do wish we allowed atheist Scouts into the program. As it stands now, when you apply to be a Scout you need to declare a religion. The ideas of "Duty to God" and "A Scout is Reverent" are literally in our Scout Oath and Law. The irony I see in that is Scouts, as far as I know, are taught that it means being dutiful to one's beliefs and being respectful of the beliefs, or lack of, of others. Kinda hypocritical in my opinion if Scouts are being taught to be respectful of other's beliefs when Scouting as a whole won't acknowledge atheism. Hell, I'm Buddhist and I personally wouldn't consider it a religion but it is according to the BSA. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote>Idk why scouts isn't just an organisation for people to learn scouting skills, there's no need to bring in gender or relgion.</quote> I wish it was but with the different ideology between the BSA and GSA, there might never be a merge. Scouting across the globe is co-ed and yet the Scouting of America feel the two sexes should be kept separate. If we're preparing these youth to be better adults, learning to work with the opposite sex maybe outta be included in the program. The BSA does have the co-ed program via the Venture Crew but their awards and ranks are different from the Boy Scouts. <cite>DDirtyDastard posted...</cite> <quote>I think people need to quit trying to change everything and leave all this shit alone.</quote> I don't want to put the blame on the GSA but as a whole I think some girls just don't like what the GSA has to offer. And for better or worse, the Gold Award from the GSA and Silver Award from the Venture Crew are not as recognizable as the Eagle rank from the BSA. Unfortunately I am not sure if this is something the GSA can ever change in their program to allow for better recognition for their Scouts. --- "You must gather your party before venturing forth" "Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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