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To: Tuxedo
The largest group the charters boy scout units is the LDS.

Bingo. The LDS church adopted and supports the BSA as the appropriate program for the young men. LDS troops are typically small organizations within the membership of a 500 person "ward". Most of the troop members are also members of that ward. Scout masters are usually "called" by the Bishop from a worthy member of the Elder's Quorum. It's usually a two to three year assignment.

The troops that are at risk are one's sponsored by a school PTA. That is the kind of troop where I became an Eagle Scout. It turned out that one of our assistant scout master's was a pedophile. He was molesting small children at the daycare center operated by his wife. When he was arrested, his son disappeared from view. It was a major embarrassment. In later years, I learned one of the scouts was queer and plying his perversion with some of the scouts in the troop. Ewww!

22 posted on 06/06/2012 5:41:48 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin

The LDS Scouting units have had their share of scandal as well.

The LDS also register every registered church member of that ward who is of scouting age, regardless of activity and/or participation. Thus, their real numbers are grossly overinflated.

But, they do still send in that all important $ to BSA National.


42 posted on 06/07/2012 7:16:43 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political party's in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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