SemperParatus 1 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 When I am don keying in this post, mind if I burro that joke? You can mule it over for awhile if you want.(This message has been edited by SemperParatus) Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Hay, quit horsing around or you'll be sorrel. You are out standing in your field, and I'll roan you my jokes anytime. Link to post Share on other sites
SemperParatus 1 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Whoa! At the risk of letting my unbridled enthusiasm for some word play saddle this thread down any more and turning it into a real night mare, I will stop. Now...back to beating the same old dead horse...BSA and religion. Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Just when I was feeling my oats, you rein me in. OK, no more of that bit - we are dun. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Semper, Trev, enough already, you have already proven you don't know jack. As a moderator I must caution you to stay on topic. Link to post Share on other sites
scoutingagain 20 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I think Trev has the right take on this. The BSA does have a religious aspect and I don't think any offense is intended by publishing religious stories related to Judeo-Christian religions. And I agree I would not be suprised if they have published stories or parables based on other religions in the past. I'm near certain they have published stories related to Native American beliefs in the past and I think if offered they would be willing to publish stories based on other faiths. Such an approach would be in keeping with the Declaration of Religious Principles. FYI, If you did try an bring a copy of Boys Life into Saudia Arabia that contained Judeo-Christian content or stories, it could be confiscated at customs and you would be fortunate if you were not prosecuted bringing banned religious materials into the Kingdom. You could tell the religious police that in the US we do not take away the Koran from Muslims entering the US, but it probably wouldn't do much good. SA Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 SA, that's a good point. Boy's Life seen as a seditious publication! I've never thought of this before, but I wonder if Saudi disallows the Old Testament? If so, how do they tell the sacred story of Abraham? The Quran does not retell that bit, so does Islam have another text that parallels the Old Testament? (oops, sorry OGE; I'm off topic again ...) Link to post Share on other sites
Backpacker 11 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 One thing this topic proves is that too many of you have way too much time on your hands, which could be better used in your troops or packs. Scoutlder is right, these cartoons have been in BL since the beginning. I have a BL from 1937 and Bible stories are in there, so all I can say is : GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Excellent advice. Like I tell some of my conservative friends: "Roe v Wade has been the law of the land since 1973, so GET OVER IT ALREADY!" (oops, there I go, wandering off topic again... I promise to do better.) Link to post Share on other sites
Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 It shouldn't be too surprising; the BSA webpage on BL even lists "bible stories" as one of its special features: http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/00-bl90.html Under its list of contributors I can count at least 4 atheists. Link to post Share on other sites
John-in-KC 311 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 My YOUTH Boy's Life subscription lapsed in 1974. The Bible story was about Joseph and his brothers. FAST FORWARD 30 years. David is fighting the Philistines. First, from what I can see, BL only uses OT. OT is common to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Yes, the NT and the Koran offshoot from the OT. Yes, there are different theologies and interpretations on Messiah. Is this really worth our time debating? I'm far more upset with the growing Abramoff scandal and how people in positions of trust took the buck instead of thinking the solution through. Link to post Share on other sites
Prairie_Scouter 10 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Yeah, but Merlyn, they balance off the Bible stories with Koran stories (oh, wait, I guess they don't), and Mormon stories (oh, wait, that's not there, either), and Hindu stories (oops). Well, at least there's a whole collection of....oh, I guess there isn't. I guess I don't really care that much, but don't you think that people of other faiths that are in Scouting might be a bit bothered by not getting equal time? It's almost like some religions are more equal than others in BSA. Nah Seriously, it wouldn't be a bad thing for BL to maybe rotate the stories in order to provide some exposure to the legacy and history of other faiths. Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Under its list of contributors I can count at least 4 atheists. Oh no! Atheists contributing to the BSA! What is the world coming to! Should we all get our affairs in order? Is the world coming to an end? Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Seriously, if I were a better artist, I'd love to contibute some comics to Boy's Life about Native American myth-heroes. I honestly think that's all they need, good content and good art. Of course, they'd have to rename the feature from "Bible Stories" to something along the lines of "Faith-based Stories". I think that more fellows would read the feature if it periodically told exotic tales about Coyote Trickster or Monster-Slayer. Link to post Share on other sites
Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Don't worry Ed, most of them are dead. They contributed before the BSA institutionalized their newfound religious bigotry. Link to post Share on other sites
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