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10-22-2007, 01:12 AM | #1 | |
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Scouts get pwned
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303280,00.html
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10-22-2007, 01:17 AM | #2 |
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Hmmm...interesting.
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10-22-2007, 11:52 AM | #3 |
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Good. I loved being a Scout, but the organization needs to shake off the Mormon takeover.
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10-22-2007, 12:54 PM | #4 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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The mormons took over the scouts?
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10-22-2007, 01:13 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, that kinda' threw me too.
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10-22-2007, 01:15 PM | #6 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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How did that happen? Is it just thatthey have a lot of people working as scout masters, or are they in control of the organisation at a national level?
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10-22-2007, 01:23 PM | #7 |
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Perhaps Scouts get their own planet after they die?
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10-22-2007, 01:28 PM | #8 |
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10-22-2007, 01:59 PM | #9 |
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I read that too and seriously question it, whatever church is in your area is where your local troop will be.
So in an area with a lot of Mormons, there will be a lot of LDS control, where there are a lot of Lutherans, the same. It just depends on where you live and the church demographic of that area. I was active in leadership for a while and attended several Jamborees... this is what I saw and what is logical. You are not going to have Mormon troops without Mormons, not possible. |
10-22-2007, 02:33 PM | #10 |
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Certainly when I was in the Brownies (pre-Guides in the UK) I knew other Brownies in an all-Catholic pack. They held their meetings in the Catholic church hall and drew most of their girls from two Catholics schools. We lived ad went to school over the other side of town, so we just went to the local vaguely C of E pack.
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10-22-2007, 02:33 PM | #11 |
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It's true that local troops and councils will have varying (down to near-zero) amounts of Mormon control, and for the most part they are relatively independent, but the Mormons have great control of the national organization and 12% of the total Scout population.
If a local council, as in the example in the original post, does something that the National Council doesn't like, they can be smacked down.
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Come on, cat.
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It's spelled out pretty clearly right here
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I live in Central Florida, Gulf Ridge Council, and I promise you there may be two Mormon churches with one VERY small troop with no seated representation on the Council. The same is true of any sect. Quote:
But, the Scouts are corrupt, I agree. If I told you my history with them you would not believe me and I am not because some will just use it anyway. |
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Yes, many local councils will be completely Mormon-free. However, from Happy Monkey's link:
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