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- From: gascan@dcst16.dc (Bill Gascoyne)
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting
- Subject: Re: Support for Boy Scouts
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.165248.17174@lsil.com>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 16:52:48 GMT
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- In article 76603@ut-emx.uucp, michaell@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Michael A. Lowry) writes:
- >I've been int the BSA for almost 12 years. I started as a Boy Scout,
- >and I am now an Assistant Scoutmaster in my Troop and a member of an
- >Explorer post, as well as a brother of Alpha Phi Omega. At one time, I
- >believed in, or thought I believed in some sort of God. I went to
- >church; I received my God and Country award; I was somewhat religious.
- >I have since, hoever, grown of of those beliefs. I now have what I
- >consider a much stronger belief system, but it is not based on the
- >supernatural. I think that the BSA symbolizes and encourages some of
- >the best ideals a boy could have: learn, cooperate, be friendly, work
- >hard, play hard, tell the truth, etc.. Just look at the Scout Law--
- >Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Curteous, Kind, Obediennt,
- >Cheerful, Brave, Clean, Reverent. I am all of these. Yes- even I, an
- >atheist, am reverent... but not to god. I hold my own, secular
- >beliefs, and I believe (for no particular reason) that there is good
- >in everyone. So why should the BSA push or force boys into one small,
- >focused set of religious beliefs? Poeple are all different. It is
- >ridiculous to assume that it is possible to limit such a wonderful
- >organization as the BSA to such a narrow view of the future.
-
-
- Well said! Just don't let National hear you say that too loud, or they'll
- probably kick you out. That, in a nutshell, is the entire (intollerant) problem.
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- 1. Bill Gascoyne
- ASM, T31, Los Altos, CA
- Eagle 1976
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