[SkyPilot]

Lesbian leaders, abortion funding, religious bigotry....and they wonder why people pull their kids out.

Regarding this line:

"We are not a Judeo-Christian or religious organization at all. We never have been," Christie said. "We've always been a spiritually based movement."

Whenever I ask a Liberal what "spiritual" means, they give me some New Age mumbo jumbo that quickly spins into pantheism.

[DannyTN]

I'm looking at this group for my daughter.

[tiamat]

4-H is a good alternative, too, but it Is co-ed and some people may not like that.

[MineralMan]

I like this very much. The response to organizations that we disagree with should be to offer an alternative. If the GSA is doing stuff that's wrong, then starting a new organization is definitely the way to go.

Bravo for these folks!

[TankerKC]

Awana

Awana is a nondenominational ministry that assists churches in reaching children and teenagers with the gospel of Jesus Christ and training them to serve Him. We supply programs, materials and training for more than 13,000 churches in over 110 countries. Our message to churches is simple: We're here to serve you with a ministry that is all about fun with a purpose — to win and grow kids for Christ!

[the OlLine Rebel]

I find it hard to believe they've "always" been a "spirtual" movement, not Judeo-Christian. Wasn't this like an immediate response to the development of Boy Scouts?

And how is it that the male-based scouts remains so morally strong, while the female-based watered down thru the years? Isn't it ironic that the sex often accused of tendencies to debauchery and licentiousness managed to keep things together, while the "fairer sex" let things slide and become repugnant?

I've known about this stuff for sometime, thanks to American Family Association. They print stories about these things that the general public won't hear for another 10 years, but whatever AFA says "comes out" eventually in the mainstream. It's not shocking to me to see stories about GSA and lesbians, abortions and sex ed.

[StarCMC]

There's another good organization called Keepers of the Faith. It has both boys (Contenders for the Faith) and girls (Keepers At Home) versions. Good stuff...

[Lucky2]

My daughter is in 4-H as well as AWANA. I'm sure the Girl Scout troops at her school are fine but I hate paying dues into a spirtually vapid institution such as the Girl Scouts. For those looking into activities, check out AWANA. It's a wonderful program and 4-H is something very special!

[coffeebreak]

The best way to send a message to the Girl Scouts is for families to send their daughters somewhere else. When they start losing donations and members, they'll get the message.

[SauronOfMordor]

One interesting difference between the Boy Scout and Girl Scout mottoes:

Boy Scout:

On my honor, I will do my best 
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; 
To help other people at all times; 
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. 

Girl Scout:

On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

As Yoda would say: "Do! Or do not. There is no 'Try'"

[freekitty]

7 and 9 year old girls don't need sex education seminars.

[rightwingcrazy]

"We've always been a spiritually based movement."

Seems more, at its core, self-worship (autotheism?) Feeling good or "spiritual" seems to be an end in itself.