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FOG, and your are hilarious.

FOG, No, I did not lie. You are boorish. And as an Eagle Scout I REALLY resent your implications. But since you insist. Maybe you can find these books in your local Scout library: Boy Scouts of America Official Handbook by ET Seton and LG Sir RSS Baden-Powell KCB 1910, Page 11, "Test for Scout Badges Tenderfoot... Second Class... First Class." Page 14, "Badges of Merit" 14 listed. Page 19, "Medals Bronze Cross... For saving life at risk to own. Silver Cross... Medal of Merit..." and "the Silver Wolf". Boy Scouts of America the Official Handbook for Boys 1

I keep reading these threads because of the wonderful input of new members like JDaigler. It is refreshing to hear new and different opinions from a junior member of the Forum. Welcome. Although I do not agree with Rooster, I respect his beliefs. I have many friends who feel the same way. They know I do not agree and respect my beliefs as well (although they are concerned because they "know" that I am going to hell). When there are mutually exclusive religious beliefs, there is no point in arguing correctness of those beliefs. A religion that instructs its members to save others fro

The last time I was called a liar, I was under oath in a court room. Our side won when the jury believed me.

Here we go again. Old Gray Eagle, get ready!!! Zoroastrians unite!

Sorry mjlil, But it hasn't always been... Guess you didn't read my post.

I'm with FOG here. You need 2 adults for Youth Protection, maybe 4 on a high adventure trip- 2 to go with a possible injured scout and 2 to stay with the main group. Otherwise, the scouts have more responsibility, teach each other more, and do more with fewer adults.

Merlyn, Surprisingly, I agree with most of your ideology about approaching the issue of religious freedom in the U.S. This has nothing to do with the BSA's ability to define itself, though. I do not agree with your continued manner of making your points by insulting the members of the Forum. I know I have been guilty of this myself. But with the recent bannishment of several members of the Forum because of their boorish behavior, I think we should all have a higher level of consideration and make our points without the insults. Words like ignorant and ineducable to describe a perso

The order was changed to Star, Life and Eagle in 1925.

Terry Grove wrote a great article on this in Vol. 1 No. 4 Dec. 2001 of the International Scouting Collectors Association Journal. In 1908, Baden-Powell outlined four badges of honour- Signalling, First Aid, Stalking and Merit. The Merit badge was earned for 20 good marks of various good deeds. The badge of "Wolf" was given as a reward of special distinction. In 1909 B-P revised the system and added 10 additional badges of honour. If a scout earned all 14 badges he was given the highest honor- the "Silver Wolf". In 1910, Seton received permission from B-P to use Scouting for Boys

The answer to the question is historical. The original program in 1910 had First Class as the highest rank. This could be followed by the awards of Life- 5 specific merit badges, Star- 5 additional specific merit badges, and Eagle, 21 of any of the merit badges. The Star and Life awards were rearranged in their order and then Eagle became a rank.

Found it!! It is also called a Man of War Sheepshank. Search for it on Google. It looks like this: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Mano'-war%20sheep-shank%20knot For some reason this is not using the entire link. You'll need to type in the above address to use the link.(This message has been edited by boleta)

This shows how to do the 3 loop sheepshank with a loop technique: http://www.boatsafe.com/marlinespike/sheepshank.htm Make 4 loops instead. Pull the 2nd loop to the right and the 3rd loop to the left using the same technique. Then try it with 5 loops.

Sheepshank. 3 loop, 4 loop, and 5 loop with a square knot(sorta) in the center. I'll try to find it on the web and send you a link.

What I have described happens every day. The only difference is that the homosexual boy scout does not tell his friend or anyone else. He is in your Troop and simply does not say anything. He is not acting "gay". That is, if he wants to remain a Scout. He only has to be a hypocrite. How Scoutlike. At 16, he is probably terrified about the confusion he is going through. One of my best friends in high school went through this and ultimately resolved the severe confusion of his sexual orientation at the age of 22. He is a successful physician in Ohio treating AIDS patients. Roo

Packsaddle, Spot on! NJCS Spot on! Much of the remainder of this post has been deleted by boleta. Thank God for the backspace button.

Makes as much sense as... [Name religion here].

This is a discussion of a Scouting issue. Not a bible issue or a Christianity issue. Rooster keeps bringing his Christian morality into the discusseion which is why I suggested we keep in mind that BSA does not care how we do duty to God or show reverence, just that we do. If you think there are not different versions of Christian morality, just put an Evangelical, Greek Orthodox, and Koptic Christian in the same room together and enjoy the conversation. Finally, consider an 11 year old boy who joins Boy Scouts and is a great Scout. He discovers at age 16 that he is gay and decide

The esteemed puller of the trailer in our Troop gets gas money reimbursed with receipts for trips over 1 hour away.

Since you want public prayer so badly, allow me to choose the one we will all use. Thank you for being so gracious in your religious tolerance, Rooster, BSATSPL, FOG, and the rest. I choose the Hari Krishna chant. Please don't thank me so. Oh, and by the way, no other prayer will be tolerated publicly. If you don't want to chant, don't. If you want something else, pray quietly to yourself.

You guys continue to amaze me. First, the bible has nothing to do with duty to God, reverence and the BSA. This organization includes Buddhism, Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. So if we are going to have a discussion about these topics and try to keep it relevant to BSA, stop bringing your own version of Christian morality into it. Second, this has nothing to do with sexual behavior- heterosexual, homosexual or other. That is clearly forbidden in any form. I daresay there are many more heterosexual scouters committing adultery in this organization than any homosexuals misbehaving.

Scouts are assumed trustworthy until they lose your trust as in this case. Then, it is their responsibility to earn it back. I think we all start off with giving the guys the benefit of the doubt. On a camporee several years ago, the staff needed a representative from the troop to be a member of the Gateway judging committee. Our troop "misfit" wanted to be the rep and I said it would be ok if he wore his full uniform (as our representative) when they went around the camp. I thought the responsibility would be good for him since he was frequently getting in trouble with behavioral i

Try it with 4 loops first. Then move up to 5.

Some of these leaders will never get it. In my son's Troop, the leaders MUST consider outside activities demonstrating leadership ability for an eagle palm because the Council Advancement Committee has instructed them that they now HAVE TO. The whole event could have been handled differently- for the benefit of the Scout instead of the egos of the SM, CC and COR. So... this troop has had to change the way it is doing things. It does not affect my son anymore because he is no longer involved there. (He could have gotten all of his palms in the Venture Crew in the first place). He earned