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San Diego settles lawsuit, ends support for Scouts 1 2

By MarkNoel, January 8, 2004
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Pete Rose and the non apologetic apology

By eisely, January 9, 2004
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gay ex-scout, my loss americas gain.... 1 2 3 4 6

By Big_Dog, December 3, 2003
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Democide - Death by Government 1 2

By le Voyageur, January 9, 2004
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My cold dead hands... 1 2 3 4 7

By LovetoCamp, December 31, 2003
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Liberal Condescension 1 2 3 4

By eisely, January 5, 2004
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Global Engagement Act 1 2

By Achilleez, January 7, 2004
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Scouts' $1/year Balboa Park lease ruled unconstitutional 1 2 3 4 6

By Merlyn_LeRoy, July 31, 2003
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Orange Alert!! 1 2

By Achilleez, January 3, 2004
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Saddam Captured! 1 2 3

By purcelce, December 14, 2003
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The ninth circus in action again 1 2 3 4 5

By eisely, December 19, 2003
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As long as we are on the subject....

By eisely, December 30, 2003
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Holiday Greetings for these politicly correct times.

By johnsned, December 24, 2003
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Where Are We Going Wrong? 1 2 3 4

By Eamonn, December 18, 2003
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Philly council looking at revised anti-bias policy 1 2

By MarkNoel, December 22, 2003
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- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By Eagle94-A1 · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  I too hate the term.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By DuctTape · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  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".
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By FireStone · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  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.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By qwazse · Posted 13 hours ago
  
  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 13 hours ago
  
  It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.
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2961 topics in this forum

San Diego settles lawsuit, ends support for Scouts 1 2

Pete Rose and the non apologetic apology

gay ex-scout, my loss americas gain.... 1 2 3 4 6

Democide - Death by Government 1 2

My cold dead hands... 1 2 3 4 7

Liberal Condescension 1 2 3 4

Global Engagement Act 1 2

Scouts' $1/year Balboa Park lease ruled unconstitutional 1 2 3 4 6

Orange Alert!! 1 2

Saddam Captured! 1 2 3

The ninth circus in action again 1 2 3 4 5

As long as we are on the subject....

Holiday Greetings for these politicly correct times.

Where Are We Going Wrong? 1 2 3 4

Philly council looking at revised anti-bias policy 1 2

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