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2 hours ago, Tampa Turtle said:

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

Keep on Scouting (whatever they call it)

This is one of the most profound things I have read in a very long time.

8 minutes ago, Eagle1993 said:

I think we have been seeing the changes already.  LDS and BSA are tightly tied together.  I’m sure LDS notified BSA of their long term plans years ago.  I think it is likely BSA made the gay youth, gay leader, transgender youth and girls with knowledge that LDS was eventually leaving anyway.  

Agreed

5 hours ago, ParkMan said:

 

I wonder if we'll see some other, progressive changes in the next few years without the LDS influence.

No doubt. Not sure what the changes will be, but I bet things will change. I also bet the rate of change will be much more rapid.

1 hour ago, RememberSchiff said:

As we were told, the BSA National Executive Board voted unaminously to approve last years membership change. Since only a quorum is needed, did LDS members abstain from attending or attend and vote in favor or...?

I have been wondering this since the vote.

https://www.lds.org/youth/childrenandyouth/joint-church-bsa-statement?lang=eng

Looks like Dec 31, 2019 is when the split will occur, according to this release

Run, do not walk, to the nearest exit!

58 minutes ago, Jameson76 said:

You said Boy Scout.....

Put $1 in the swear jar!

4 hours ago, scoutldr said:

If your child has been bullied, it is a direct violation of BSA Youth Protection policies, and should be reported immediately to the Council Scout Executive directly.  Call the Council Office and use the code words, "I need to speak immediately to the Scout Executive about a Youth Protection matter."  Do NOT deal with the Pack Committee, the Commissioners, or the District.  This will get their attention, believe me.  I take it from your posts that you are a registered Leader?  If so, you have no doubt taken the online BSA Youth Protection training, which is required of all adult volunteers.  Bullying a child is NEVER acceptable in the Scouting program, especially by an adult.  If you get no satisfaction from the BSA, you always have the option of contacting your local Child Protective Services.  

^^^^^THIS^^^^^

Another important part of this is that while you may have only seen bullying with your boy, there may be a pattern of it that you don't see. It will be important for the scout executive to be aware of your boy's situation so that he can check to see if this has happened before in the pack. Also, should it happen again to another boy, there would be documentation of this case.

11 minutes ago, qwazse said:

Take no thought for tomorrow, for today has enough troubles of its own.

Sorry, I didn't write the rules.

Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

Alas, I doubt that the BSA will change its direction based on public opinion.

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Hanlon's Razor:

Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by ignorance or stupidity

I am in my 50s. From my way of thinking, bigoted is a bit of a strong word for this situation.

But I agree that the language of their survey could (and should) have been more neutral, given the changing make up of families and roles.

The question as asked would have been fine many years ago. 

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1) Pioneering- first merit badge where I sat down and worked to master the material. Gained a sense of accomplishment from that!

2) First Aid- Counselor was a former scout who was really into first aid. He made us think!!!

Hawken,

I've been trying to get my troop there for a while!  Good to hear it is a good program!

One of my scouts attended Fingerprinting/Crime prevention at the Indiana State Police museum on the East Side of Indianapolis.

They were pretty happy with it! 

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Welcome Aboard! Glad to have you with us!!!!!

Also, given their financial situation, I wonder if they should be hiring at all.

I wonder if they already have the person in mind who they want to hire. They ask candidates to note if they are INTERNAL.

They might just be doing this search to say they did an open search for the job for HR purposes.

I will be interested in learning who gets the job.