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Laura, Please pass my & my Troops condolences along to the family. We will be praying for the family. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

We operate the same as OGE's Troop. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Taught or learned makes no difference. People aren't born to hate. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

I gotta agree with whoever posted "racial hatred is learned". People aren't born hating others. This is taught. Usually by their parents. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Ditto to Dan. I have had leaders in my Troop who didn't follow the program & refused to go to training. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Barry, I agree with you! Scouts should be experts with woods tools. I personally don't have a problem with sheath knives and have used them as a prop when teaching knife safety. My council does thing like this. They err on the side of caution. And like I said, there really is no need for a sheath kife at summer camp. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Eagledad, Small Scouts & big knives don't mix well. Also, sheath knives are an open blade knife which increases the chance for injury. Plus, there really isn't anything at our summer camp they can be used for that a closed blade pocket knife can't be used for. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

silver-shark, Sorry for your loss. Please pass along my & my Troop's sympathies to the family. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Eagledad, One reason - safety. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

How about at Round Table.

OGE, Excellent post. I wonder how merlyn feels about supporting churches with his tax dollars. They are tax free, ya know! littlebillie, Well, since the UW can pick & choose who they fund then why can't the BSA decide who they want as members? Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

littlebillie, By the UW witholding funds from the BSA is discrimination. Not all UW funds are government money. Remember, many individuals give to the UW and there still is the contributor choise option. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

We do the same as everyone else except our permission slips are on the internet at http://www.bsa.net/pa/t1 Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

silver-shark, Ditto to your last post! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

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A classic!

The purpose of den dues is to help offset the cost of supplies (crafts & the like) the Den Leader pays out. Badges, arrow points, etc. should come from the Pack main fund, not the Den fund. The amount should be minimal. Usually $5/month is a maximum guideline. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

The summer camp we attend has a ban on sheath knives. While I understand they are a useful tool, there is really no need for a Scout to have one during summer camp. A simple pocket knife will suffice. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

OGE, The only reason I said merlyn was a hypocrite as a Cub was in his post he seemed pretty sure of what he was doing. Then again, I might be wrong. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

littlebillie, No he is a hypocrite because he belonged to an organization that required him to say an oath. Not just the part he wanted to say, the whole thing. And merlyn chose not to yet he stayed in the organization & benefited from it. To me that is a hypocrite. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Mark, You are on target. The adults should only be giving advice at the PLC in this case like "What tools do you think you will need?" "How many people do you think this will take?" Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

merlyn, Make no difference if they were kicking out gays when you were in Cubs. You said you didn't say the God part thereby making you nothing more than a hypocrite! Plain & simple! Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

merlyn, If you are going after the BSA because of discrimination you better go after ALL groups who discriminate with the same vigor. Just because the GSUSA became a vanilla organization doesn't make it a better one. Your talents & vigor could be well used somewhere else. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

Hey new Post Reply & New Topic buttons! Cool! OGE, I applaud tj's courage yet don't agree with his morals. Merlyn, An atheist Cub Scout? WOW! And you question our morals & values yet you lived a lie as a youth! Those who throw stones shouldn't live in glass houses. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10

I use to be an Eagle ............ Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10