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Old 06-18-2020, 03:45 PM
 
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Boy, we sure are on a roll these days.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/boy-s...215134112.html

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The Boy Scouts of America says it will require aspiring Eagle Scouts to earn a new “diversity and inclusion” merit badge before they can attain the organization’s highest rank.

Similar to other existing badges like “American Cultures” and “Citizenship in the Community,” the new badge will “require Scouts to learn about and engage with other groups and cultures to increase understanding and spur positive action,” the Boy Scouts said.

The organization made the announcement in a letter published online Tuesday, where it also endorsed the Black Lives Matter movement and pledged to “join the country’s resolve to do better.”
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Old 06-18-2020, 03:50 PM
 
Location: Top of the South, NZ
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Might be like a bird spotting badge - groups of scouts with binoculars, waiting outside a supermarket in the hope of spotting the rare Albanian Hindu.
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Old 06-18-2020, 03:53 PM
 
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So, they got to go participate in looting or something?
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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A and B.

A: When that Brit guy started Scouting, I am pretty sure that Aviation wasn't a merit badge, but it was there in the 70s. Things change.

B: Is not a Boy Scout Reverent? Does not scouting encourage, at least back then, say that there are many faiths?

So why is this one so strange? Maybe it is the timing but other than that......
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Honolulu, HI
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So, they got to go participate in looting or something?
I guess that's considered "community service" these days.
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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A and B.

A: When that Brit guy started Scouting, I am pretty sure that Aviation wasn't a merit badge, but it was there in the 70s. Things change.

B: Is not a Boy Scout Reverent? Does not scouting encourage, at least back then, say that there are many faiths?

So why is this one so strange? Maybe it is the timing but other than that......
Aviation was a positive, new technology. FORCED Diversity PURELY for diversity's sake (to check a bunch of silly boxes) is Counterproductive and Destructive. ORGANIC diversity where people assimilate is fine.

I would NOT let my kids join the Boy Scouts today for a plethora of reasons, and I was in Scouting for many years and found it a great experience.
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:29 PM
 
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to be fair, it was probably the girls in the boyscouts that really pushed for this.
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:32 PM
 
Location: Maryland
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A and B.

A: When that Brit guy started Scouting, I am pretty sure that Aviation wasn't a merit badge, but it was there in the 70s. Things change.

B: Is not a Boy Scout Reverent? Does not scouting encourage, at least back then, say that there are many faiths?

So why is this one so strange? Maybe it is the timing but other than that......
It’s brainwashing to give into the people who want the downfall of the west by mixing it with Violent third world people. There’s no ****ing diversity badges in the crapholes these people come from. Only whites seem to be the only ones not allowed to have their own country or culture.
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:35 PM
 
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So, they got to go participate in looting or something?
Burning US Flags is now a requirement to be an Eagle Scout
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:39 PM
 
Location: 23.7 million to 162 million miles North of Venus
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So, they got to go participate in looting or something?
Maybe they will get their fire starting badges at the same time.
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