A Scout is Obedient (Scout Law)
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Sun, 14 Jul 1996 00:13:55 -0500
(extracted from "Patches and Pins (or "The quest for Silver Animals and
other assorted crap")", written by Mike L. Walton =A9 1988 )=20
A Scout is Obedient=20
A Scout is Obedient. A Scout respects the laws of his community and nation.
He obeys those laws and behaves in a sense that will make his community
proud. A Scout obeys his parents and Scout leaders and other adults. If he
feels that these laws are wrong, he attempts to change them rather than
simply to disobey.=20
Perhaps this point should be changed. A Scout should obey his parents and
other adults; but with child abuse rampant in our country, a good Scout
should consult others before doing something his concious finds strange or
unusual. The old adage "listen to your elders" cannot work in many places
today. A Scout should respect the laws of his community and nation; however,
if one remembers the crazy laws in many Southern states forbidding
non-Whitess from using certain facilities and from sitting
anywhere on a bus, one has to question the reasoning behind obediance. If a
person feels that a law or rule is wrong, yes, our state and federal
documents calls for that person to try and get the law changed.=20
It is hard for laws to be changed overnight. To this end, Scouts and
Scouters are encouraged as citizens, not as Scouts or Scouters to take part
in the processes of our government. Scouts cannot take part in political
rallies or other political events while wearing the official Scouting
uniforms (this is to avoid the posssibility of the Scouting program inplying
"favortism" or influncing an election or a particular candidate). Scouters
and Scouts can serve as flag escorts or other such functions provided than
they are not on the podium or platform at the same time as the candidate or
speaker.=20
The entire premise behind this point is to insure that a good Scout obeys
the lawful and common-sense requests of his parents, other adults and the
community through the laws and the Constitution. In asking for obedience,
one must obey. In practicing this point, be wary of what to obey and why. If
in doubt, ask others, especially if a request seems out of the ordinary.=20
When the Scout Laws were first written and adopted, the committee doing the
translation from the British version did not anticipate the torrential
problems in which we live in today. There is actually no other way to write
this point except to say "obey those in hopes that one day you will wish to
be obeyed also."=20
Settummanque!=20
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