Scouts banned from eating burgers and bangers - because of religious beliefs

Daily Mail ^ | 2nd August 2007 | staff

[DaveyB]

...Clearly there was no interest in their beliefs... Or tastes!

[darkangel82]

It should be, though. They were banned from doing all the things the Scouts usually do, because of PC. What crap.

[Principled]

purrrrrr

[Lurker]

Become a scout leader and drive these types of idiots out of the scouts.

Great minds think alike.

Semper Fi.

L

[Red Badger]

I’ve always liked the shorter one.......

[svcw]

I live a a very small community and the local scout troop had a pig roast the other weekend. It was very well attended. They raised the critter from a baby and roasted her in an open pit, mighty tasty. I did think it was funny that they named her Gerty.
But what a feast.

[Kolb]

Absolutely ridiculous! I prefer to eat animal protein and take offense when vegans refuse to serve meat, but you don’t see them bending over backwards to avoid offending me, do you?

[pacelvi]

Where are the UK FReepers to tell us that the Muslim population is small and no threat.. that Political Correctness is not out of control.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

might as well camp indoors and order takeout chinese.

Reminds me of a bon mot I heard once: When one Muslim goes to China, he comes back fat. When two Muslims go to China, they starve.

Point? Pork is a major dish in China. One Muslim goes and pigs out (pun intended) because he knows he can get away with it.

[ejonesie22]

It’s not satire.

It’s Britain.

[kalee]

A banger is a sausage.

[null and void]

*groan*

[Adder]

“It seems crazy, but what can you do?”

Uh...raise bloody he// and eat what you want to maybe?

[bubbacluck]

They watched 300 fellow Scouts on Brownsea Island renew their vows to build a tolerant and peaceful society at the poignant Sunrise Ceremony, on Brownsea Island,

This sounds like some kind of new age religious mumbo jumbo, not the scouts.

[napscoordinator]

Wait a minute. I thought that the scouts were not supposed to mention religion. Man they were trying to kick out the scouts in religious institutions just a year or so ago, but now they have to follow other religious teachings. Which is it????? Man the liberals are just so ridiculous. I actually was ROTFLMAO reading the description of the camping. I would quit scouts immediately and join some other group. I was in scouts for four years and really enjoyed it. I know some were in longer but I decided to play some sports instead of scouts after I turned 13 or so.

[jack_napier]

The Boy Scouts in the U.S. are pretty definitively non-denominational Christian (an oxymoron to many theologeans), so I don’t see this being an issue in the U.S.

[MacDorcha]

Calling all Scouts!

Dear God! What is going on?!?!?!

[napscoordinator]

That would be the Academy Award winner Susan Sorandon

[Aquinasfan]

I remember Webelo meetings. We would sing "plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is," and endlessly repeat "I can't believe I ate the whole thing," while putting together popsicle stick figurines.

I thought I'd spare my kids the experience.

[SeaHawkFan]

The Boy Scouts was rooted in Christian morals and beliefs. If non-Christians have a problem with that, they can start their own organization.