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Merlyn, Pretty good for an atheist. Ed

Twocubdad, I have always told my Socuts that there are no parents at summer camp, only adult leader. I tell the parents the same thing. This seems to work well. In you instance, I feel you did the correct thing & the dad should have backed you up. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

dsteele, You already went the extra mile for this Scout. Apparently, earning his Eagle isn't that important to this young man. I would not go any farther in trying to track this young man down. And if & when he does contact you, I would tell him he missed his deadline. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

matua, Excellent point! It's time to stand up & be counted! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Me too. Its 4:25 PM Eastern Time. I'll still there! Ed

While generalization isn't a good thing, it seems there are more kids today with less respect for anything but themselves than ever. Sager, Good nose! Mine smells the same thing! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

I'm with OGE on this one. If the BSA starts using corporate sponsors for merit badges then it will be like college football bowl games! And who knows what kind of pressure they would exert on National for their own interests! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

I'm goin' in! I'll be on & off for a while. Ed

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NJ, Congrats on moving up to the Boy Scout ranks This is one of my soap boxes. I love this country & I love the Constitution. I also love my Lord, Jesus Christ. I pray the powers that be will see th light & realize the error of their ways & reverse their decisions regarding the separation of church & state. I doubt it will come soon, but it will come. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Silver, I don't think it is National policy since some councils allow Troops to hold their own Eagle Boards. It should be a National Policy. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

The detached memo has no bearing on what is IN the Constitution! The courts have ruled that church & state must be separate because attorneys with nothing better to do decided that's what the founding fathers meant. Well, they are wrong. Just because a bunch of attorneys (don't forget judges are attorneys) said so doesn't make it right! And merlyn, do you spend as much time attacking other groups as you do attacking the BSA? Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Lythops, I know you can't see me but I am giving you a standing ovation for your post! Atta boy! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

If I'm not mistaken, the requirement to serve in a position of responsibility just says serve. Whether a good or bad job was done makes no difference. I am not saying a poor job is acceptable. What I am saying is if a Scouts has a position of responsibility & is doing a sub-standard job and no on addresses it and he has served in the position for the required time he can't be denied the rank based on that. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Advance, An Eagle in my Troop just used this on & it was fine. As far as I know, it's accurate. Ed

merlyn, I know more about the Constitution than you think. Nowhere does it state the church & state must be separate. That comes from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson. It does state we are guaranteed the freedom of religion. Not beliefs - religion. And since athiesism isn't a religion it isn't protected under this ammendment. Do you spend the same effort attacking the Girls Scouts? They don't admit boys. How about the KKK? They don't admit blacks. What about the Notre Dame Club? If you didn't graduate from the universtity, you can't get in! I doubt it. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

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merlyn, Wrong question. Re-read my post again. Overtrained, Excellent point! Sounds like the BSA's free speech right is being infringed upon! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

merlyn, You forgot to answer the other question I had. Ed

merlyn, Why is 100% of summer beyond reasonable? What would be reasonable? Who makes that decision? Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

The BSA doesn't discriminate based on religion. Atheisism isn't a religion! And aren't we violating the 1st Ammendment by doing this? Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

And the lease of the park to the Scouts violates this how? Ed

littlebillie, Where in the Constitution does it say anything about what this thread is about? Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Check out this link. http://www.pitt.edu/~jmurphy/Conestoga.html/NOW.html Ed

Mark, I see where you are coming from and I agree. Maybe they Troop should set up a fire safety training course & administer it instead. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10