tgrimstead

My daughter is a Venturer officer and a Den Chief for Webelos. Why not OA? No good answer. Corp of Discover? Say it with me people "seperate but equal".

WAKWIB, Not worth losing sleep over. Everyone has a quality of stating concepts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than the facts. Keep your matches dry.

Moosetracker: 1.) Protestant is vague. Like saying you were born on Earth. 2.) You are claiming your experience is the rule not exception. Paint brush kinda big. 3.) There is about 40 different denominations based on Methodism. The Episcopal Methodist Church merged with the Methodist Protestant Church creating the United Methodist Church in 1968. "Episcopal" is a form of church governance. The Roman Catholic Church is "Episcopal". LDS also, though they never use the term officially. Most Methodist Churches use "Connexionalism" for governance. You also have "Congregational" and "Presbyter

Dwise1_AOL: " including Revelations which ironically promises severe consequences on anyone who would make even the slightest change to Revelations." It is "The Revelation" or "Book of Revelation". Singular. not Revelations. No biggie, just saying.

Want to strengthen OA? Let the green girls in.

"Quick back info....The wife and I are starting a Venture Crew, We recruited members, got a Charter Organization, before we contacted council about it. Got all the apps, online training certs, fees ready to go." Contact council and told we need this up coming Venture Leader Specific training....everyone. Advisors, Commitee, Charter Rep, All Of Us. Then Charter training in Oct. ( "which needs to be done ASAP because it affects your JTE you Know"...like I care) On to the Question. .. Will having some of the Legion / commitee members not attend the training cause us issue in getting our charter

Pack, Can't get PM working, but would love some topo maps.

I am doing the same thing. 8 Bears, 3 Wolves, and 2 Tigers. Like you I just go through the books and match things up as appropriate. good luck, Tim

It's nice to see fellow home schoolers here. When you tell other others you home school do they stare at you like you have two heads and then ask how do they build social skills? Maybe we need a HomeSchool Scout forum. I turned 18 and ran off to the Army. BEST thing I ever did. They don't care about age, race, religion or social/economic background. YOUR A SOLDIER AND A MAN and they expect you to act like it. Before i was old enough to drink a beer i was an NCO in the infantry running a weapons squad. Calling flanking manuvers. Air strikes and artillery support. Come back and your a

Living on one income. We call it living with in your means. You be surprised at what you don't NEED to live. No cable, No new cars, Alternative fuel, No eating out, Shop at thrift stores, Make Christmas presents, Produce as much of your own food as possible, and supplement income from whatever you can. Mainly just being happy with what you do have. Don't worry about all the things everyone tells you you need to be happy. My wife stays at home because it is more cost effective. Any second income would only cover child-care and fuel for travel ( no public transportation here.) It also

If you find the sure fire answer on getting parents active, you need to package it and sell it for a mint. Yours in Cheerful Service, Tim

I have P.M.d you twice and given you my phone #. You haven't responded. Tim

Mr. B.D. It was removed at my request.

B.D. - did we find common ground? josryan - just pictured a bunch of kids in hiking packs on a subway. priceless. Yours In Cheerful Service Tim

Not everyone in the country are farmers, Only those that own some acreage. Very few have new equipment that you speak of. My tractors are worth less about $2,000. Southern farmers are not Mid-West grain farmers. My father always said "if you want to farm, get a job first." because very little money is made in it. Many people in my "neighborhood" walk and ride bikes where they need to go. Many migrant workers pile up 20 into a truck. Over 1/2 here live in single wide trailers. Urban areas are not the only ones hurting economically. We have no public transportation. We have few public prog

Most public school here due to the poor public school system, but the unavailability or affordability of private schools. Geographically were different, I'm surrounded by dirt, your surrounded asphalt. Economically we ain't far off. Yours In Cheerful Service, Tim

A humble and well thought out approach Q. Tim

I've you considered combining with another Pack? Your In Cheerful Service, Tim

As the saying goes "We Are Who We Say We Are" - Trustworthy - Loyal - Helpful - Friendly - Courteous - Kind - Obedient - Cheerful - Thrifty - Brave - Clean - Reverent ( no enabler on the list.) Yours In Cheerful Service, Tim

She has left to start a new troop.

Don't forget rural areas guys? Most are mid to low income laborers, migrant workers, small time farmers. Welfare and food stamps are just as common in rural areas. Rural units are smaller in size and less funded. Less Units and long commutes. Popcorn sales are near nil. Most Packs are the size of Dens with 1 or 2 of each rank. My Troop had maybe 12 people at it's largest. Most Troops and Packs fold due to lack of growth. Yours in Cheerful Service, Tim (Non-Rich guy who lives on Farm )

"Tim your new to the forum and scouting.....Your wealthy and live in a very nice suburb. Not all of us have it that easy. Count your blessings." BASEMENTDWELLER LMAO!!!!!! Being New to this forum makes my opinion less valid? How many posts does one need? And you hate Woodbadgers because of their elitist attitude. Yes I am new to your forum but not to Scouting. 7 years in Scouting as youth, coming on 3 as a Leader. - As I don't feel wealth is measured in money, yes I am wealthy. I have a great wife of 16yrs and 4 children. - I am a single income household. My oc

WasE61: I believe it is presented as a morality issue, So no she wouldn't. But who of us is morally pure. Yours In Cheerful Service, Tim

"It is a slippery slope if you have a relationship with a troop and you go to another troop looking for den chiefs....." If they can't help, or are unwilling, we should just not have Den Chiefs then? "The Pack borrows gear from the troop all the time....if the troop started losing boys to another Troop that would end...." Really? WOW! What is wrong with that Troop then? If they act that way i see why no one wants to be in it. "So what if the CO only offers one Scout night a week.......So the troop and the Pack meet at the same time and location?????" Inform th

"Developing character, citizenship and the ability to make ethical decisions takes time. It's not a five hour merit badge class. " Very true. Many of us adults are still working on it. "The kid who blows through FC in five months, and will presumably continue on the trajectory through the upper ranks, is -- in my experience -- less likely to stay with the program once he has completed the advancement program." So if they are motivated enough to complete in 5 months what others take 12 to do they will loss suddenly lose interest and leave the program? seems an odd thought.