[Vision2020] Fw: [Spam 5.86] BE OUTSIDE!

[Joe Campbell]

I don't want get controversial but the anti-gay comments have hurt,  
too. I was a scout. And odidnt mind the uniforms! Both my dad and  
brother were eagle scouts.

Joe Campbell

On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:52, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I really like what the CiNN network is all about-getting kids into
>> nature.  But, speaking as a former professional Scout coordinator, it
>> seems a bit redundant.  We've had Girl and Boy Scouts for almost 100
>> years doing just this.  The program is in place, the support network
>> has already been built, 100s of thousands of kids are participating
>> with the assistance of numerous volunteers, and many great camps
>> exist.  Why not support and grow what we already have?
>
> When I was a kid, my parents tried to involve me in Scouts many times,
> but I hated it.  I disliked then, and I dislike now, anything
> resembling merit badges.  If something is worth doing, it is worth
> doing for itself, and the ribbons and medals are condescending.
> Further, most of the merit-badge-earning activities I found pointless
> and tedious.
>
> I dislike that the Boy Scouts are not entirely secular, although the
> Girl Scouts gets this right.  I also think that the uniforms should
> go.  I know a couple of Boy Scouts, and they all look embarrassed by
> the uniforms.
>
> Anyway, those are my objections to Scouting.  Your mileage may vary
> (and probably will).