JerseygirlCT
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Thu Mar-17-05 10:17 AM
Response to Reply #8 |
| 18. I thought that was a pretty nasty trick, too |
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Pull the GSA into this, when they absolutely no not discriminate.
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| -Frist pledges to protect Boy Scouts |
Rose Siding |
Mar-17-05 09:44 AM |
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BSA can just remove the religious test. |
shoelace414 |
Mar-17-05 09:46 AM |
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Never happen. |
BlueEyedSon |
Mar-17-05 09:46 AM |
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as a former scout, |
pres2032 |
Mar-17-05 09:46 AM |
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Nope, discriminating on the basis of religion and taking fed $$ |
BlueEyedSon |
Mar-17-05 09:47 AM |
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no, religion isn't a requirement for joining |
pres2032 |
Mar-17-05 09:49 AM |
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They kicked out an avowed atheist. That is their policy. (see story) |
BlueEyedSon |
Mar-17-05 09:54 AM |
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or maybe that's just a local thing there |
pres2032 |
Mar-17-05 09:56 AM |
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Did they wave the oath and laws? |
Rose Siding |
Mar-17-05 10:09 AM |
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Thx for the verbatim facts, Rose. nt |
BlueEyedSon |
Mar-17-05 10:17 AM |
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so if you are a gay fundie they shouldn't have any problem, right? |
jdj |
Mar-19-05 12:54 AM |
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BSA |
StuckinKS |
Mar-17-05 11:13 AM |
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story says they don't receive fed $ |
ast_liberal2008 |
Mar-17-05 02:36 PM |
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Hell, now SPECIFIC religion is a requirement |
Walt Starr |
Mar-17-05 10:10 AM |
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Which would that be? |
igil |
Mar-17-05 01:13 PM |
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Because "wiccan" is too nebulous. |
Xithras |
Mar-17-05 02:46 PM |
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That's not exactly right |
pelagius |
Mar-17-05 06:56 PM |
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A Plurality of Wiccans |
gauguin57 |
Mar-18-05 10:44 AM |
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Interesting. I'll have to show that to my sons Scoutmaster |
Xithras |
Mar-18-05 04:58 PM |
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Can you provide a cite, please? n/t |
pelagius |
Mar-17-05 06:57 PM |
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My son |
iam |
Mar-17-05 10:30 AM |
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News to me |
AngryOldDem |
Mar-17-05 10:55 AM |
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I was in Cub Scouts |
jmowreader |
Mar-17-05 07:31 PM |
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As a Catholic in my youth, we belonged to a Catholic troop based out of a |
TankLV |
Mar-17-05 07:09 PM |
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When I was a scout.... |
retnavyliberal |
Mar-18-05 06:14 PM |
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I was forced out of the scouts for religious reasons. |
Jokerman |
Mar-17-05 01:33 PM |
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What is the scout law? |
Toots |
Mar-18-05 08:46 AM |
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My scout troop met in a church basement |
KurtNYC |
Mar-17-05 10:23 AM |
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Ditto |
Arkana |
Mar-17-05 10:26 AM |
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Just to be clear - |
KurtNYC |
Mar-17-05 10:34 AM |
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LOL |
Arkana |
Mar-17-05 10:39 AM |
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Surprised |
HockeyMom |
Mar-17-05 10:35 AM |
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I am surprised that parents were that worried-- |
coffeenap |
Mar-17-05 10:49 AM |
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My group (back home in Uruguay) used to meet in a catholic school |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-17-05 01:19 PM |
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FWIW |
lolly |
Mar-18-05 06:16 PM |
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Mmmmmm! Girl Scout cookies... |
fujiyama |
Mar-19-05 12:14 PM |
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As a "former" scout |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-17-05 01:13 PM |
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I respectfully disagree |
donheld |
Mar-17-05 06:20 PM |
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Evil motherfucker is instutionalizing religion joining with state |
Walt Starr |
Mar-17-05 09:48 AM |
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They were private from the beginning. |
igil |
Mar-17-05 01:19 PM |
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It's just another veiled attack on Gays. |
Chipper Chat |
Mar-17-05 09:51 AM |
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GIRL SCOUTS DO NOT DISCRIMINATE!!! |
coffeenap |
Mar-17-05 09:51 AM |
#8 |
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I thought that was a pretty nasty trick, too |
JerseygirlCT |
Mar-17-05 10:17 AM |
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Girl Scouts is a great organization |
noonwitch |
Mar-17-05 10:58 AM |
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I have to agree with you. I'm glad I have a daughter.. :-) |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-17-05 01:21 PM |
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Our troop (I am co-leader) has made it clear that boys are |
coffeenap |
Mar-17-05 08:44 PM |
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Isn't Camp Fire now co-ed? |
noonwitch |
Mar-18-05 12:02 PM |
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Well, that is really interesting. |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-18-05 12:03 PM |
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Some interesting info about Congress and Scouting |
barbaraann |
Mar-17-05 09:51 AM |
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I wonder..... |
William Bloode |
Mar-17-05 09:57 AM |
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Cat Killer merit badges to follow... |
Polemicist |
Mar-17-05 07:34 PM |
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I think it's time for a new organization called the 'Bush Youth'. |
denverbill |
Mar-17-05 09:58 AM |
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I think Frist is a low life vivisectionist and a political whore -- |
Coastie for Truth |
Mar-17-05 10:10 AM |
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Senator Nelson |
JerseygirlCT |
Mar-17-05 10:16 AM |
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Bottom line, Federal funding of religious organizations is wrong. |
grumpy old fart |
Mar-17-05 10:20 AM |
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He's also implementing the "Cat Killer" Badge. |
peekaloo |
Mar-17-05 10:27 AM |
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ya i quit just short of eagle, to conformist and really full of shit |
toymachines |
Mar-17-05 10:38 AM |
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Boy Scouts is where I became a stoner. |
chicagojoe |
Mar-17-05 11:10 AM |
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Name removed |
Mar-17-05 11:22 AM |
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Not really. |
chicagojoe |
Mar-18-05 03:47 AM |
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Bush Jugend |
BiggJawn |
Mar-17-05 11:12 AM |
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That's inflammatory bullshit. Save it for someone who deserves it... |
pelagius |
Mar-17-05 05:42 PM |
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He is partially right. |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-17-05 07:53 PM |
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You do make a good point... |
pelagius |
Mar-18-05 02:00 PM |
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While the World Scout Movement has advanced a lot, |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-18-05 04:53 PM |
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BSA is (semi) open to women... |
Mithras61 |
Mar-18-05 04:57 PM |
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Yes, you are right.. |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-18-05 05:05 PM |
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Boy Scouts itself (not Cubs & Venturers) is open... |
Mithras61 |
Mar-18-05 05:18 PM |
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To me, that age distribution is so weird... |
mutus_frutex |
Mar-19-05 07:04 PM |
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And who deserves it more than.... |
BiggJawn |
Mar-17-05 08:52 PM |
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Your reply speaks directly to the quality of your reasoning. n/t |
pelagius |
Mar-18-05 10:39 AM |
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Good post - keep it up. Don't pay attention to the morans amongst us. |
TankLV |
Mar-17-05 07:22 PM |
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Are you calling me a freeper moran? |
pelagius |
Mar-18-05 10:36 AM |
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I can't call anyone a freeper. |
TankLV |
Mar-19-05 01:19 AM |
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I'm an Eagle Scout |
urizenxvii |
Mar-17-05 11:17 AM |
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Simple bills don't override the U.S. Constitution, Mr. Frist. (nt) |
w4rma |
Mar-17-05 11:24 AM |
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well, finally someone |
xxqqqzme |
Mar-17-05 11:32 AM |
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So what is so great about the Boy Scouts anyway? |
Book Lover |
Mar-17-05 12:41 PM |
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It's where I learned to start fires, tie knots, and drink a lot of booze |
htuttle |
Mar-17-05 12:55 PM |
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And you couldn't learn that |
Book Lover |
Mar-17-05 12:58 PM |
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Sure we could have -- in fact, we did |
htuttle |
Mar-17-05 01:39 PM |
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Well... |
Xithras |
Mar-17-05 03:02 PM |
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Thanks for the cogent explanation |
Book Lover |
Mar-17-05 03:15 PM |
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Thanks |
outraged2 |
Mar-17-05 05:29 PM |
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I'm a California Scout leader... |
pelagius |
Mar-17-05 06:11 PM |
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What "attacks", you Moonie tool? |
bunkerbuster1 |
Mar-17-05 01:03 PM |
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This is a lateral move by the rw to connect church and state |
The_Casual_Observer |
Mar-17-05 01:38 PM |
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May I respectfully suggest that... |
pelagius |
Mar-17-05 07:04 PM |
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Sigh... Christians under attack yet again... |
Hobarticus |
Mar-17-05 03:04 PM |
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dintcha hear, the AntiChrist wants to be a boy scout leader. |
SlavesandBulldozers |
Mar-17-05 07:12 PM |
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Did Marilyn Manson make a cameo in those books? |
Hobarticus |
Mar-18-05 08:40 AM |
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In the fine print to Frist's public pronouncement in -- |
Old Crusoe |
Mar-17-05 04:31 PM |
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What about Boy Scouts' cats? Will Frist pledge not to kill them? |
KamaAina |
Mar-17-05 06:12 PM |
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Frist = milque toast! |
Massachusetts |
Mar-17-05 07:20 PM |
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Reminds me of a joke I just received in an email: |
proud2Blib |
Mar-17-05 07:28 PM |
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I actually had to pass on buying Boy Scout candy the other day |
BlueIris |
Mar-18-05 04:14 AM |
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so frist wants a law to protect the BSoA from the Constitution? |
Solly Mack |
Mar-18-05 08:48 AM |
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But the BSA isn't a religious organization. |
Xithras |
Mar-18-05 05:06 PM |
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The bill is still grandstanding and an abuse of power |
Solly Mack |
Mar-19-05 12:11 AM |
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As a current Scouter... |
Mithras61 |
Mar-18-05 11:06 AM |
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We've got bigger fish to fry. |
Toucano |
Mar-18-05 11:21 AM |
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I was kicked out of girl scouts for refusing to say the pledge backwards |
Generic Other |
Mar-18-05 02:29 PM |
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BSA needs to focus more on preatory leaders and less on gays and religion. |
paineinthearse |
Mar-18-05 05:20 PM |
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I hope it shakes up the local Council... |
Mithras61 |
Mar-18-05 05:28 PM |
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I'm still fuming that they |
Jamastiene |
Mar-19-05 12:52 AM |
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difference between loyalty pledge and crying uncle??? |
vs the introvore |
Mar-19-05 12:39 PM |
#104 |
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