Can someone help me with the latest thinking on Boy Scouts??

by lrkr 24 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  shamus100

  I understand that Michael Jackson cannot join the boy scouts. That's about all.
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  1914BS

  Hey MJ is not gay he just like boys
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  shamus100

  Ha ha ha!
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  wha happened?

  while I was in the Scouts we did alot of camping. And we also smoked alot of pot.
  
  One camp site had alot of teenage girls. We had alot of fun that weekend
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  Earnest

  The Scout Promise is:

  On My Honour, I promise that I will do my best
  To do my duty to God and to the Queen/my country,
  To help other people
  And to keep the Scout Law

  The Scout Law is:

  1. A Scout is to be trusted.
  2. A Scout is loyal.
  3. A Scout is friendly and considerate.
  4. A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of Scouts.
  5. A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
  6. A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property.
  7. A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.

  I suppose it could be argued that "duty" to your country is allegiance but not necessarily so. When I was in the scouts I viewed it as simply obeying the law and paying my taxes. As far as I was concerned my duty didn't (and doesn't) go beyond that.
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  lrkr

  I'm just trying to understand the risks when someone sees my kid in a uniform at a street fair. Trying to walk the fine line, you know.
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  minimus

  Wasn't Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout? He's supposed to be a JW. So it must be ok.
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  Atlantis

  This view is still held today! Golden Age-1935-May-22-p.528 "In support of the contention that the Boy Scout movement is a military organization," N.
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  DaCheech

  I would not let my kids join the scouts: witness or not
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  blondie

  Actually, the Wayans dad was the baptized witness who had a heavy hand when raising those kids. None became jws as an adult, which is true of many children with jw parents.