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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people leadership andwisdom
Boy Scout Week Salute: Scouts teaches young people leadership and
wisdom http://westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=1396 by Tom Norris · February 06, 2008 With Boy Scout Week upon us, I thought I'd do away with the usual facts-n-figures and talk straight about the organization. Some will read this and think, "That's nice, but who cares?" One youth club is as good as the next; it doesn't really matter. But at what point do the things we do start to matter? I suspect this is determined by the degree to which it influences our life. After 14 years in the service, most of that as a light infantry officer, I feel qualified to offer a professional opinion on leadership, something I believe laymen see as an arbitrary skill: You either get it or you don't, but if you don't, oh well; it's not necessary to be happy - an assumption that couldn't be more wrong. Often left as a tangential effect, few youth organizations have leadership at their core. The Civil Air Patrol and Junior ROTC do, but that goes to reason. However, like baseball and soccer, they're limited in what they offer, unlike the Boy Scouts. Think of it like a computer or driver's license: What can you do with it? I dunno. What do you want to do with it? In football, you're limited to playing a game and perhaps learning something of teamwork (a result of leadership, but how often do they study that at practice?). In scouting, the possibilities are designed to be limitless. Some parents tell me it doesn't matter if their son is in scouting. And I agree - it's no guarantee of success. (Statistics hint otherwise.) But then they extend this to say, if it doesn't matter, why bother? You don't need a driver's license, either, but life is simpler with one. And you don't need good grades to have a happy life and satisfying career. On the other hand, these help in a large way. Leadership is no exception. -- Tom Norris, Scoutmaster [excerpted] |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people leadershipand wisdom
On Feb 8, 1:44*pm, "Fred Goodwin, CMA" wrote:
Boy Scout Week Salute: Scouts teaches young people leadership and wisdom I would say, to the contrary, that it teaches them bigotry, intolerance, and hatred towards gays. |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people leadershipand wisdom
On Feb 11, 8:00*am, Pubkeybreaker wrote:
On Feb 8, 1:44*pm, "Fred Goodwin, CMA" wrote: Boy Scout Week Salute: Scouts teaches young people leadership and wisdom I would say, to the contrary, that it teaches them bigotry, intolerance, and *hatred towards gays. The "lifestyle" of many male homosexuals is a form of slow-motion suicide, and I am glad that there are still some organizations that stand against it. New H.I.V. Cases Drop but Rise in Young Gay Men New York Times, January 2, 2008 by Sarah Kershaw http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/nyregion/02hiv.html |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people leadershipand wisdom
On Feb 11, 7:00*am, Pubkeybreaker wrote:
On Feb 8, 1:44*pm, "Fred Goodwin, CMA" wrote: Boy Scout Week Salute: Scouts teaches young people leadership and wisdom I would say, to the contrary, that it teaches them bigotry, intolerance, and *hatred towards gays. You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Not once have I ever heard anyone in my troop or at the local level make any sort of derogatory remarks about gays. In fact, the young men in MY troop are quite liberal, in these terms, as are the adults who volunteer with it. You'd be rather surprised at just how open-minded and liberal many of the scouts and adults are in this organization. In MY troop, I don't care if a kid is gay. None of my business. I'm only concerned with preparing them for what lie ahead in their life. And that, I'm sorry to say, includes ensuring they don't turn out like you - to wit, stupid. Isn't it interesting how YOU epitomize bigotry, yet decry it in the same breath. Kettle, meet Pot. Idiot. |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people leadershipand wisdom
On Feb 23, 1:04*pm, "R. Steve Walz" wrote:
The BSA officially says it doesn't want gay kids as members!! What kind of two-by-four do we have to hit you with to make you pay ****ing attention???!! Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh look, yet another yammering moron who doesn't know what he's talking about. The official policy is NOT TO ASK. And on that note, how can a sane, rational person look a child in the eye and say no, simply because they took someone to prom you don't approve of? Why stop there? Let's just say no Jews, Mexicans, cripples or the mentally ill, and toss in the Mormons for good measure. How utterly immoral do you have to be to tell a child, who just wants to have fun and play and enjoy life while they can; how can you possibly look them in the face and say no, we don't like your kind? Yes, that's perfectly inline with Jesus saying, "Suffer not the little children to come unto me." Dumbass. And, you'll note, he didn't say, "Except for the queer kids. Keep them behind the fence." God almighty, you're a horse's ass. You and that other dip**** Pubkeybreaker. It's selfish, immoral pricks like you two that make life difficult for these kids. I mean, these are just children. Can't you even wait until they're at least 18 to **** with them then? |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people leadershipand wisdom
Redirecting to rec.scouting.issues, where this belongs-
On Feb 23, 2:04 pm, "R. Steve Walz" wrote: wrote: On Feb 11, 7:00 am, Pubkeybreaker wrote: On Feb 8, 1:44 pm, "Fred Goodwin, CMA" wrote: Boy Scout Week Salute: Scouts teaches young people leadership and wisdom I would say, to the contrary, that it teaches them bigotry, intolerance, and hatred towards gays. You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Not once have I ever heard anyone in my troop or at the local level make any sort of derogatory remarks about gays. In fact, the young men in MY troop are quite liberal, in these terms, as are the adults who volunteer with it. ---------------------------- The BSA officially says it doesn't want gay kids as members!! What kind of two-by-four do we have to hit you with to make you pay ******* attention???!! Steve As I understand the BSA's Code of Conduct, eligibility for membership is based on what a person DOES and not what a person "is". CHOOSING to seek a same-sex partner, and not the inner "desire", is what makes a person ineligible. The reason this is an "issue" is that homosexuals claim that their desire is as "normal" as the facial characteristics that indicate one's continent of ancestry, while others, including me, feel that it's as natural, and just as perverse, as a desire to for a close relative, multiple partners, or children (i.e., "natural" does not equal "normal"); in other words, desires that people should just use their God-given brains to surpress. |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people hatred and homophobia
Stan wrote:
On Feb 23, 2:04 pm, "R. Steve Walz" wrote: wrote: The BSA officially says it doesn't want gay kids as members!! What kind of two-by-four do we have to hit you with to make you pay ******* attention???!! Steve As I understand the BSA's Code of Conduct, eligibility for membership is based on what a person DOES and not what a person "is". CHOOSING to seek a same-sex partner, and not the inner "desire", is what makes a person ineligible. ------------------------------ Garbage. That means the same thing. If you seek to deny people their sexual attraction, you have become inhumane and abusive, no question. And this makes you a criminal homophobe. The reason this is an "issue" is that homosexuals claim that their desire is as "normal" as the facial characteristics that indicate one's continent of ancestry, -------------------------------- They can no more change that feature of themselves than you can make yourself gay. Consider that. It is no more of a "choice" than your heterosexuality. You'd like to think you control yourself, but you couldn't change your sexuality if you want to, you're a victim of it. while others, including me, feel that it's as natural, and just as perverse, as a desire to for a close relative, multiple partners, or children ------------------------------ Nor can anyone change those attractions. (i.e., "natural" does not equal "normal"); in other words, desires that people should just use their God-given brains to surpress. -------------------------------- Natural *IS* normal. All you're promoting is cultural fascism. And that's because your entire sexual brainwashing is immature and backward. There's nothing whatsoever wrong with any of those attractions. They have all represented mainstream human culture at one time or another. Your oppressive kind need to be forcibly deprogrammed. Steve |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people hatred and homophobia
Brandon D Cartwright wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:15:37 -0800, "R. Steve Walz" wrote: Stan wrote: On Feb 23, 2:04 pm, "R. Steve Walz" wrote: wrote: The BSA officially says it doesn't want gay kids as members!! What kind of two-by-four do we have to hit you with to make you pay ******* attention???!! Steve As I understand the BSA's Code of Conduct, eligibility for membership is based on what a person DOES and not what a person "is". CHOOSING to seek a same-sex partner, and not the inner "desire", is what makes a person ineligible. ------------------------------ Garbage. That means the same thing. If you seek to deny people their sexual attraction, you have become inhumane and abusive, no question. And this makes you a criminal homophobe. The reason this is an "issue" is that homosexuals claim that their desire is as "normal" as the facial characteristics that indicate one's continent of ancestry, -------------------------------- They can no more change that feature of themselves than you can make yourself gay. Consider that. It is no more of a "choice" than your heterosexuality. You'd like to think you control yourself, but you couldn't change your sexuality if you want to, you're a victim of it. while others, including me, feel that it's as natural, and just as perverse, as a desire to for a close relative, multiple partners, or children ------------------------------ Nor can anyone change those attractions. (i.e., "natural" does not equal "normal"); in other words, desires that people should just use their God-given brains to surpress. -------------------------------- Natural *IS* normal. All you're promoting is cultural fascism. And that's because your entire sexual brainwashing is immature and backward. There's nothing whatsoever wrong with any of those attractions. There is a lot wrong with incestors and child molesters.. ------------------------ Incestors? No, not consensual ones. And as for molesters, you're right if you mean non-consensual sexual approach of children, and wrong if you mean that consensual approach is wrong. If your criminal insanity were ever successfully treated you would realize it.. -------------------------- You're psychologically deformed and have no business promoting your opinion as fact, trying to use your flawed concepts of psychology to promote your distorted superstitious notions. They have all represented mainstream human culture at one time or another. Your oppressive kind need to be forcibly deprogrammed. Steve All decent folk are to be murdered and there children handed over to pedophiles.. --------------------------- No, only distorted **** like you! Haven't you got any new material? -- Nonsense, nine year olds love sex and have a great time. Sex is just the kind of thing nine year-olds love R. Steve Walz -------------------------------- Misquoting me by leaving out the rest of the sentence again, eh?? Coward! Steve |
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Boy Scout Week Salute -- Scouts teaches young people leadershipand wisdom
On Feb 24, 2:23�pm, Stan wrote:
Redirecting to rec.scouting.issues, where this belongs- On Feb 23, 2:04 pm, "R. Steve Walz" wrote: wrote: On Feb 11, 7:00 am, Pubkeybreaker wrote: On Feb 8, 1:44 pm, "Fred Goodwin, CMA" wrote: Boy Scout Week Salute: Scouts teaches young people leadership and wisdom I would say, to the contrary, that it teaches them bigotry, intolerance, and �hatred towards gays. You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Not once have I ever heard anyone in my troop or at the local level make any sort of derogatory remarks about gays. In fact, the young men in MY troop are quite liberal, in these terms, as are the adults who volunteer with it. ---------------------------- The BSA officially says it doesn't want gay kids as members!! What kind of two-by-four do we have to hit you with to make you pay ******* attention???!! Steve As I understand the BSA's Code of Conduct, eligibility for membership is based on what a person DOES and not what a person "is". �CHOOSING to seek a same-sex partner, and not the inner "desire", is what makes a person ineligible. The reason this is an "issue" is that homosexuals claim that their desire is as "normal" as the facial characteristics that indicate one's continent of ancestry, while others, including me, feel that it's as natural, and just as perverse, as a desire to for a close relative, multiple partners, or children (i.e., "natural" does not equal "normal"); in other words, desires that people should just use their God-given brains to surpress.- Hide quoted text - My Morkie should be in scouting. He's just wonderful with young boys! |
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