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  1. ASM7, obviously not getting the somewhat tongue in cheek nature of my post, says: So, we just look at one's usage of the English language to determine whether one is fit for the Presidency? I don't think I said that. But apparently Rooster thinks a major criterion is the ability to use binoculars. O yeah, you need these skills to coax those young interns to the oval office, right? As another former President used to say, "There you go again." You know, there are many true Americans, born right here in the good old USA that have never spoken a word of English and if th
  2. As I have mentioned, I have no time to deal with the many comments in this thread (or the other thread that started out with the Pledge of Allegiance and has now branched off into about 5 separate topics.) But I have to deal with this statement by Rooster: In fact, Jews who come to realize that Christ is the Messiah do not call themselves Christians. They call themselves Messianic Jews. I'm not sure if this is based on any statistics or anything Rooster, and I don't have any either, but experience tells me that the majority of Jews who develop a belief in the divinity of Christ, in
  3. Good golly Rooster, can't you (and admittedly I am not just talking about "you," I am talking about what seems like an entire industry including talk radio and half the Internet) let it go? The guy in the picture on the left isn't president anymore. That's what you were waiting for, right? Can't people stop talking about him, and posting pictures about him, etc.? It never ends. One of our grandchildren will be President and you'll still be complaining about Clinton. And if we're going to make comparisons here, I find the ability to complete a sentence in the English language to be a
  4. "So your alien had a room at the Holiday Inn in Paramus, New Jersey?" "I am not going to go down in history as the man who let New York be sucked down into the tenth level of Hell!" Yes, yes, I know, those are from Ghostbusters II -- one of the few sequels to be as good as the original.(This message has been edited by NJCubScouter)
  5. CubsRgr8 says: "Effective January 2003, both the local tour permit and the national tour permit application will include a requirement that at least one adult present during the event or activity must have completed the BSA Youth Protection Training." The LOCAL tour permit? Is this for real? Or do they mean the overview of YP that's included in Basic Leader Essentials? This has been a requirement (for local tour permits) in my council for, well, I am not sure how long. I first heard about it probably a little over a year ago, but I did not get the impression that it was a new
  6. Rooster posts a link to an article about gay men using a public park as a "meeting place," driving family and Scouting activities out of the park. I don't think anyone in this forum would argue that this is a good thing. Sexual activity should be kept behind closed doors, regardless of the gender identities of the participants. But then Rooster asks: Is anyone that surprised? Rooster, what does that comment mean? Are you suggesting some generalization about gay people as a group, based upon the bad behavior of these particular gay people? If so, let me ask you this: T
  7. There are a few dozen issues discussed in this thread that I have not had a chance to comment on, but let me pick out just one for right now: ScoutParent, I had the impression that you were one of the people in this forum who believe in the literal truth of the entire Bible. If that is not correct, I apologize for the error. If it is correct, however, I wonder what's up with all this stuff about race, are you my brother, etc. I'm fairly certain that if the Bible is literally true, we are all descended from Adam and Eve, and therefore we are all cousins. And therefore all of the same r
  8. Oh, one more thing we get for our $10. Because it is combined with University of Scouting for Boy Scout leaders, and they use a "university" theme for the whole thing, we get to see all the middle-aged course directors dressed up in collegiate "cap and gown" on stage at the beginning and end of the day. Entertainment, for no extra charge.
  9. Our Pow Wow is $10, plus $5 if you sign up less than 3 weeks ahead. Lunch is not included, they serve lunch for $4.50 or you can brown bag it. They also throw in coffee and donuts in the morning, and chips and juice with lunch, even if you bring your own lunch. I went for the first time last year, it is a lot of great info packed into one day. It's funny, some months back people were comparing fees for Cub day camp, our council was among the highest and almost twice what some others pay, and yet for Pow Wow we are among the lowest. Go figure.
  10. "Who'd have thought we'd go out like this... killed by a hundred foot marshmallow man?" Thanks Quixote, when I saw the title of your thread my immediate reaction was "No good can come of this," but then when I saw your post I had to smile.
  11. Here's a thought, why can't the government just stay out of religion entirely? Not promote it, not interfere with it, just leave it alone. And I mean religion in the broadest possible sense, meaning all "belief systems" -- including promotion of the belief in God generally, and including both non-belief and belief in all of their various forms. I just don't think there is any justification for the government to be involved in any of it, and such involvement inevitably leads to the use of public resources (whether it be public funds, the courthouse lawn or more intangible resources) to promo
  12. Zorn, it sounds to me like you don't really believe in our system of government at all. We all have criticisms of the government, sometimes serious criticisms, but I think the vast majority do believe in the basic legitimacy of our government. You don't seem to. That's your right, and one of the reasons this is a great country is that you can disbelieve in our system of government without having government agents knocking down your door and dragging you off. (Well, not usually, anyway.) However, since this is a Scouting board and all, I have to wonder, is that what you teach your Sco
  13. Look at the bright side, if things have gone that far astray, anything you do will be an improvement, right? No need to growl at the failings of your predecessors, you will fix things one at a time and the boys will benefit.
  14. ScoutParent asks packsaddle: Why not start another youth organization that more closely fits your ideals? I think that would be more constructive than demeaning this one. Do my eyes deceive me? Can it be that this thread has finally wound its way back to an issue that actually has something to do with the Boy Scouts of America? That being the case, and after having resisted (so far) the temptation to get involved in a debate on the complexities of the First Amendment, I will jump into this one. Most of the people in this forum who oppose the BSA's gay-exclusion policy (includi
  15. By the way, I almost never point out spelling or typing errors, but there is a common misconception about how the key word in this thread is spelled. The heading says "Webelo," and although the original poster's text does not, at least one of the responses does. It's "Webelos," whether it's one, two or twenty, like deer or fish. (On the other hand, I am not one of those zealots who capitalizes all the letters, i.e. WEBELOS. )
  16. Well, at first I was going to say that all the facts should be placed before the Scout and his parents, and he should make the decision as to whether he wants to do the double-speed work necessary to earn the Arrow of Light by February. But, I was going to continue, it should be made clear to him that he does not necessarily have to earn either of the Webelos advancements in order to become a Boy Scout along with the rest of his den, if that is what he wants to do. He will be just as much a Boy Scout as the rest of them. Any "catching up" he would have to do would be in the more intangible
  17. sctmom says: It's nice when people post messages about things they have soon work correctly in scouts. The positive things. Sctmom, I do not normally point out typos or apparent typos in online forums, as it is usually used as a way to attack the substance of another member's post. Also, typos do not usually interfere with understanding what has been said. But I read the first sentence of your post and said, "huh?" Then I realized that "soon" should be "seen." Right? I agree with what you meant to type.
  18. The moderator of this forum has explained in the past that at times when there appear to be an unusually large number of "active users," it may be because the indexing function of a search engine is churning through the forum, which artificially inflates the count during that time.(This message has been edited by NJCubScouter)
  19. Well, Ed, I just looked at the G2SS and you're right... but in this case maybe you're not right. The section I was talking about mentions "canoeing and rafting," so a paddleboat probably would be ok under the right conditions... ...but the "right conditions" include that the adult leaders have completed BSA Safety Afloat Training and Safe Swim Defense Training and that at least one be trained in CPR. I know that none of the adults in my pack has Safety Afloat and Safe Swim Defense Training. A couple are trained in CPR (one of whom is an M.D.) but I do not think either of them are in th
  20. Follow up, last night I was at a leaders meeting and was talking afterwards with the Cubmaster and one of the leaders of that den (not the one who planned the trip.) After the Cubmaster and I explained what the G2SS says about Cubs and boating, the den leader says "gee, maybe we shouldn't have gone paddleboating last year," and the Cubmaster says "no, I guess not." Now if it had ended there, it would be one thing, because "paddleboating" does not automatically evoke the same safety concerns as "white water rafting," and so you live and learn. But then the two of them got into a discus
  21. Good point dan, another is tjhammer, who has not posted in a little over 2 months. I miss him, though perhaps some others may not. And just to be fair, where has cjmiam been lately? I miss his singing, however off-topic it may have been. Howard
  22. Maybe this is stating the obvious, maybe it isn't. I want to personally recommend that every leader read and occasionally re-read the Guide to Safe Scouting, and to tell you how doing so just saved me a significant amount of time and effort, not to mention preventing a Webelos den from going on a disapproved and potentially unsafe trip. Last week my son's Webelos den leader handed out the schedule of den activities she had prepared for the year. The schedule says that on June 22 (at which point my son will have crossed over, but anyway)there will be a "white water raft trip." Now, to s
  23. Oops. Of course I meant that for Jewish people it is the New Testament that doesn't count. A Freudian slip if there ever was one.
  24. Venturer2002 says: For all those questioning history, how about the issue of William Fakespeare? Many still insist that it really wasn't Shakespeare, but really Christopher Marlowe, who wrote the body of his work. Or Francis Bacon, or Edward de Vere (Earl of Oxford), or even (in one of the less popular theories) Queen Elizabeth I. And speaking of historical mysteries, what about Paul? Is he really dead, or what? (No, no, not the one in the New Testament...) The only 100% historically accurate account of historical events is the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, as they
  25. Oh no, homework?? Um, my dog ate it... er, my computer crashed... ah, I was attacked by 4 big guys on my way to school and they took it... um...
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