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By jencon143, January 20, 2015
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There seems to be no WOSM reaction to UK Scouting Association admitting atheists.

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Eagle Rank, SM Conference and Drug Use 1 2 3

By pointingtheway, January 4, 2015
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A Rant 1 2 3 4

By EagleScout441, December 21, 2014
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Christmas Truce of 1914 - 100 years ago

By RememberSchiff, December 25, 2014
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Less Blaming, More Problem-Solving 1 2

By LeCastor, December 23, 2014
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Why not girls or atheists? 1 2 3 4 5

By Beavah, August 23, 2012
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Alaska border patrol officer pulls handgun on scout, confiscates camera, detains group. 1 2 3 4 8

By RememberSchiff, July 22, 2014
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Well, do we need to search far for examples of these? I have been guilty more than once I am sure. 1 2

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BSA and R.J.Reynolds Right Decision Right Now (RDRN)

By RememberSchiff, November 29, 2014
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scoutmaster vs committee chair

By jkmscottie, November 17, 2014
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cubmaster is lying on registration form about boy's ages 1 2 3 4

By Natalie W, October 21, 2014
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Pogo on Television and Kids

By AZMike, October 23, 2014
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VOTE; IF YOU DO NOT, PLEASE RESTRAIN YOURSELF FROM COMPLAINING. 1 2 3 4

By skeptic, November 3, 2014
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Humanist is now a religion. 1 2 3 4 5

By st0ut717, November 4, 2014
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- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By Eagle94-A1 · Posted 16 hours ago
  
  I too hate the term.
- It appears that the decision is done; see letter.
  
  By DuctTape · Posted 16 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 16 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 17 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 17 hours ago
  
  It was forwarded to all District Commissioners on Saturday by our Council Commissioner.
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2961 topics in this forum

traveling with your troop. Caravaning .

There seems to be no WOSM reaction to UK Scouting Association admitting atheists.

Eagle Rank, SM Conference and Drug Use 1 2 3

A Rant 1 2 3 4

Christmas Truce of 1914 - 100 years ago

Less Blaming, More Problem-Solving 1 2

Why not girls or atheists? 1 2 3 4 5

Alaska border patrol officer pulls handgun on scout, confiscates camera, detains group. 1 2 3 4 8

Well, do we need to search far for examples of these? I have been guilty more than once I am sure. 1 2

BSA and R.J.Reynolds Right Decision Right Now (RDRN)

scoutmaster vs committee chair

cubmaster is lying on registration form about boy's ages 1 2 3 4

Pogo on Television and Kids

VOTE; IF YOU DO NOT, PLEASE RESTRAIN YOURSELF FROM COMPLAINING. 1 2 3 4

Humanist is now a religion. 1 2 3 4 5

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