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To: Kid Rock who wrote (19132)	3/23/1998 7:43:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, that article just turns my stomach, Thomas. And it's a surprise to me, because I had just read the other day about some POSITIVE Scouting news, where they let an agnostic be an Eagle Scout in southern California. If Scouting is indeed a private organization and can discriminate, then really the Scouts should not be able to selectively pick and choose children from public schools to be Scouts, and Scout uniforms and fund-raising should not be allowed at school, either. It really seems like it is becoming more of a conservative Christian organization! Incidentally, Thomas, who was that Jesus-type guy whose name started with an M that you url'ed here? I wanted to look him up and read about him again. Thanks! Christine

To: Kid Rock who wrote (19132)	3/24/1998 1:58:00 AM
From: Krowbar	Respond to of 108807

Hi Thomas, It makes you wonder why the boy scouts still use the phrase "any boy can join". It's setting a poor example of hypocrisy and discrimination for it's members. " Ironically, British Army officer Lord Baden-Powell founded Boy Scouts as an alternative to the only youth programs then available--programs which were run by churches and which forced boys to accept a certain creed. He wanted Scouting to be open to all boys.... ...The U.S. Congress chartered Boy Scouts of America in 1916, with the declared purpose of promoting "the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues." There is no mention of a religious purpose, obviously, since our secular U.S. Congress could not have chartered a religious organization... ...Boy Scouts need to learn a lesson from Girl Scouts, which in a landslide 1,560-375 vote on October 23, 1993, adopted a measure to permit any of its 2.6 million members to substitute another word or phrase for "God" in the official pledge. Girl Scout President B. LaRae Orullian made an official statement that the change is "a very strong statement that Girl Scouts continue to be on the cutting edge, and this is a continuing effort to show that we have strength in diversity and that we are an inclusive organization." Too bad Boy Scouts can't say the same!" excerpts from infidels.org It's too bad the boy scouts can't be as enlightened as the girl scouts. I will definitely increase my purchase of cookies this year. Del