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LDS Church, Scouts sued in ATV accident

By fgoodwin, June 8, 2007
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Time bomb in new city budget? [Philly votes to boot Scouts] 1 2 3 4

By fgoodwin, June 1, 2007
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The Values Method and Scouters

By John-in-KC, May 30, 2007
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Troop Leader and Out -of-Wedlock Child 1 2 3 4 6

By ASM915, May 23, 2007
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Perot Jets to Erma to Bolster Scouts

By fgoodwin, May 24, 2007
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Oliver North says his past is not in conflict with BSA values

By Merlyn_LeRoy, May 20, 2007
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UT Boy Scouts Settle Forest Fire Case for $6.5M 1 2

By Beavah, May 16, 2007
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Boy Scouts get blame for Wild Fire 1 2 3 4

By jaffolder, January 13, 2007
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Statement of Boy Scouts of America: Court Rules Boy Scout Jamboree to Go Forward 1 2 3 4 7

By fgoodwin, April 4, 2007
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FIRST-PERSON: Not your mom's Girl Scouts

By fgoodwin, April 28, 2007
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Discussing Obedience 1 2

By Beavah, October 24, 2006
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Morals, Ethics, and the role of Rules

By Beavah, April 19, 2007
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St. Paul schools sued over religious flier ban

By fgoodwin, April 12, 2007
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Shooting at Virginia Tech

By dScouter15, April 17, 2007
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What we say and how we say it

By Beavah, April 8, 2007
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- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By Eagle94-A1 · Posted Yesterday at 04:53 PM
  
  I too hate the term.
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  By DuctTape · Posted Yesterday at 04:41 PM
  
  I cringed when I read the term "Family Troop". My initial reaction was, "there's the final nail in the coffin of the Patrol Method".
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  By FireStone · Posted Yesterday at 04:40 PM
  
  This is so poorly worded and tone deaf. Family Scouting was a smart concept for Cub Scouts. It makes no sense as a marketing tool for Troops. And like Jameson76 mentioned, it's not what 11-17 year olds want. Also pitching this as a solution to inadequate numbers needed to start a single-gender troop is just pure nonsense. This didn't come about to solve that problem and we all know it. I'm 100% in favor of this all happening, it's long overdue, but I don't get this particular marketing pitch to roll it out as "family scouting". It makes no sense.
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  By qwazse · Posted Yesterday at 04:14 PM
  
  I like your attempt at not swallowing the doublespeak. I would encourage everyone to be more direct and use the term “mixed sex troop.” The last thing the youth who participated in the mixed sex troop pilot need is for their efforts to imply that parents and siblings and extended family will all be part of the troop. No! These girls and boys weren’t testing the hypothesis that every scout’s family members would facilitate successful implementation of the program. The issue at hand was a neighborhood of boys and girls (not biological brothers and sisters) working the program together with beneficial outcomes that outweigh proposed detriments.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By MikeS72 · Posted Yesterday at 04:12 PM
  
  It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.
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2961 topics in this forum

LDS Church, Scouts sued in ATV accident

Time bomb in new city budget? [Philly votes to boot Scouts] 1 2 3 4

The Values Method and Scouters

Troop Leader and Out -of-Wedlock Child 1 2 3 4 6

Perot Jets to Erma to Bolster Scouts

Oliver North says his past is not in conflict with BSA values

UT Boy Scouts Settle Forest Fire Case for $6.5M 1 2

Boy Scouts get blame for Wild Fire 1 2 3 4

Statement of Boy Scouts of America: Court Rules Boy Scout Jamboree to Go Forward 1 2 3 4 7

FIRST-PERSON: Not your mom's Girl Scouts

Discussing Obedience 1 2

Morals, Ethics, and the role of Rules

St. Paul schools sued over religious flier ban

Shooting at Virginia Tech

What we say and how we say it

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