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  1. scout law 1 2

    By Lisabob,
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  2. Freedoms under siege, retired general says

    By fgoodwin,
    • 13 replies
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  3. BSA's Tribute to the Military

    By fgoodwin,
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  4. Oliver North defends Boy Scouts against 'the far left' 1 2 3

    By fgoodwin,
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  5. Jewish Scouting struggles to attract new members

    By fgoodwin,
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  6. Rulesmongering 1 2 3

    By Beavah,
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  7. Wiccan Scout Kicked Out of Troop 1 2 3 4

    By DanKroh,
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  8. Friendly & Kind Association 1 2

    By campcrafter,
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  9. Scouts denied funding

    By fgoodwin,
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  10. NY Post: BSA lawyer blames 12-year-old rape victim 1 2 3

    By Merlyn_LeRoy,
    • 41 replies
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  11. BSA membership drops by over 400,000 in 2005 1 2 3 4 8

    By Merlyn_LeRoy,
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  12. ALACOUN:17652] Time's up for the Boy Scouts ! 1 2

    By fgoodwin,
    • 26 replies
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  13. Scout’s honor? Time to bring the Boy Scouts of America up to date

    By fgoodwin,
    • 12 replies
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  14. Personal beliefs versus BSA policy 1 2 3 4

    By jmenand,
    • 54 replies
    • 7.3k views

  15. Back to the Boy Scouts

    By fgoodwin,
    • 2 replies
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • yknot
      Cost of Scouting vs Cost of Sports

      By yknot · Posted

      Nothing more fun than watching your kid get the big trophy. However, many scout parents get that same dopamine rush from seeing their non team kid excel in scouts. Being in an Eagle Scout ceremony, with congratulatory messages from mayors and members of Congress, sees some parents almost turn purple with pride. It's all good. I think the issue for scouting is that there are more kids and families that enjoy other youth activities more. That's because they are more fun and appealing to kids and easier to access and understand by parents. Scouting has been focusing on everything but those issues for decades and it's had a culmulative effect. Every newly diverting crisis that develops, like this one, only deepens the hole. 
    • yknot
      DOD/DOW Money Talks Free Military Memberships Hypothesis

      By yknot · Posted

      Scouting really didn't/doesn't need the West Point Camporee or Jamboree to deliver program though. Both events serve very few scouts in the scheme of things. I think the potential loss of the Eagle Scout promotion and pay upgrades was likely much more consequential, especially since attaining Eagle is the single most important marketing point for the US program. It's a potential benefit noted in almost all the marketing materials and is positioned as almost a Good Housekeeping seal of approval from the U.S. Military of the scouting program. That, and the ability to operate units on US bases were likely the biggest items on the table.   
    • InquisitiveScouter
      Citizenship in Society MB Discontinued

      By InquisitiveScouter · Posted

      Review the recent history of BSA, and you can make the same statement about their other major policy changes. And all of these changes, I would argue, have not been about what is right.  They have been about money. This one is no different.
    • BetterWithCheddar
      Cost of Scouting vs Cost of Sports

      By BetterWithCheddar · Posted

      That's a completely reasonable hypothesis.
    • ChrisFroemel
      Citizenship in Society MB Discontinued

      By ChrisFroemel · Posted

      I’m disappointed & disgusted by the craven cowardice that National is showing by bending the knee to the cruel, wrong-headed, fascist regime currently occupying Washington.  Their decision to sell out the ENTIRE Scout Law to appease and get a pat on the head from our bully-in-chief sends a HORRIBLE message to our Scouts.  “Stand up for honor and decency and what you believe in, unless you are scared or it seems too hard” is sad and pathetic.  
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