Boy scouts cutting public ties, Fear lawsuits over 'God' in oath

NorthJersey.com ^ | 01.20.06 | DEENA YELLIN

[MarMema]

try this link

[sweet_diane]

" Is there a web site that takes donations for the BSA?"

I'm sure there is a website, yet I hope you'll consider giving to you local troop. I'm sure if you call your local middle school counselor, they could hook you up with the right person. :)

[MarMema]

Friends of Scouting Campaign is underway now.

And so is winter camp! My boys and camp staff daughter are there this weekend, along with my husband. Talk about a quiet house...

[SandRat]

I can imagine, even better all the HOT-WATER you want for a looooooooooooonnng soak.

[MarMema]

all the HOT-WATER you want for a looooooooooooonnng soak.

Wow. I just did that. You're good!!

This is coming to our house next weekend, btw...

[watchin]

Bush is working on that ... Roberts ... Alito ... ?

[operation clinton cleanup]

Thanks... I'm heading there now.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Even better idea... thanks!

[right-wingin_It]

Sadly, the Girl Scouts of America on the other hand is a puppet of the ACLU, NARAL, and Planned Parenthood. amoing other things, they have Planned Parenthood speakers at national meetings. Just today I had a girl scout come to my door to sell cookies. I gave her a couple bucks 'for herself' (so she wouldn't be sad) but I told her that I could not buy any cookies.

[SandRat]

I know what my wife did in those situations, LOL.

Congratulations!!!

Now comes the really tough part for the boys. He'll need to meet with his Scoutmaster and get the Eagle Briefing and find out who his Eagle Advisor will be.

Then He'll need to map out a plan of action for Leadership in the troop, what Merit Badges he has to knock off, come up with an Eagle Project idea, clear it through the SM, the Unit Committte, the District Advancement Chair, then plan it out, execute it, and report it. All before his 18th birthday.

Once that's done there are two actions left the Eagle Board of Review and You getting to plan His Eagle Court of Honor. That's right You get to plan it. Closest the mother of a son comes to planning a wedding.

[Myrddin]

The ACLU is focused on half of the First amendment. They are hot to quote the "establishment clause", but they fail to acknowledge the rest.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The mere fact that the ACLU is PAID with taxpayer money for civil rights cases is a violation of the second part of the First Amendment. The law finances an attack on the free exercise of religion with the ACLU attack dogs taking taxpayer money to make the attack. Congress made that law and it is a direct violation when that money is used in this fashion.

[kublia khan]

congratulations, the eagle scout award is recognition of not only a scout but his entire family as they have supported him throughout his scouting career.

[darkangel82]

ping

[Always Right]

What we need is for the government to stop subsidizing all these frivolous ACLU lawsuits. The GOP needs to grow some balls and do something.

[Myrddin]

That is a Star scout badge. Still have Life and Eagle to do. My nephew just submitted the last of his paperwork for Eagle this week. He turned 18 on January 20th. If the board of review finds any flaws, he won't have any means of recovery. I'm hoping all goes well.

[Myrddin]

This is the one you want on your shirt and your resume.

[Myrddin]

Actually, it's for the best. The scouts should never have been funded with public monies.

My troop met in the auditorium of an elementary school. It was sponsored by the PTA. School buildings are available for public meetings during non-school hours. The parents of the scouts in my troop were all taxpayers. It was a legitimate public meeting held off hours. There was no "funding" of the troop with public monies.

Balboa Park Scout camp was leased for $1 per year, but the Scouts paid 100% of the cost of maintaining and improving the property. It was available to the tax paying public to swim at the pool and use the Scout maintained parks. The gays and atheists care nothing about the value of the maintenance and improvements shouldered by the Scouts. They care only about forcing their perversion on the Scouts.

I think the value of the improvements and maintenance of the park should be professionally estimated and the capital gain in improved value should be paid directly to the Scouts as they are evicted to please the gays and atheists. Let that money come from the taxpayers who benefitted from the improvements. The city can deduct that money from funds allocated for gay pride parades, AIDS hospice and other outrageous use of public money.

[Mears]

I'm sorry that I have lived to see the day that the Boy Scouts would be fair game for a bunch of maniacs.

[azhenfud]

Has anyone actually ever sued the ACLU for violating their civil liberties?

[SandRat]

May I suggest the book "The ACLU vs. America" to read. It will make you cry, angry, smile, and hopeful. It's well worth the $15 at the local bookstore.