I don’t do child abuse
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It's a religious entity. I spent 10 years there as a child and just drowned out the world to get past the religious bits of it. Will never encourage my kids to join. I'll give them the joy and knowledge of the great outdoors without the scouts.
This is true, but also heavily dependent on the leader. My girl scout expeirence was not religous at all. The boy scout (Scouts now) seems.. .. seems like I dont know enough, but the wording is definately more fasc and patriarical.
I was a girl scout for 10 years as a kid. Loved it. Wanted to put my son in scouts. The year I was to sign him up, the local leader got arrested for you know what. I just, can't trust it.
I signed him up for Big Brothers/Big Sisters instead, and only after he was old enough to communicate well.
I love scouting. But, Like the catholic church, I just can't. Good program if you know your leaders. My leaders as a kid were two of my Aunts. But, idk. Im glad to see they are addressing the issue though.
The child protection policies in Scouting America (previously Boy Scouts) are very rigorous today. If a troop or pack today is following the policies there really isn't any opportunity for an adult to abuse a scout. If you are still interested in scouts you should take the scouts Youth Protection Training to learn for yourself the policies. (I'm a Cubmaster and I strongly recommend, practically beg, all my parents to complete the training.)
But the truth is, there is just no youth organization that doesn't have a history with abuse. It's amazing to me that parents that have every reasonable reservation against putting their kids in scouts seem to have no issues with, like, youth sports -which have way more opportunities for child abuse and instances of it.
(I don't understand Lemmy people. Who down votes child protection policies?)
I didn't. But, trust is broken. Sports dont generally have overnight trips, the comparison isnt really the same. Maybe that is why.
Appreciate you trying to inform and advocate for the reforms made within the organization. It is def going to be an uphill battle.
No overnight trips?
You haven't had a kid in sports yet, huh? (Not that there is anything wrong with that.) Over night trips are generally pretty common for any kid in sports over 6th grade.
yes, not only was I in field hocky, my son does baseball. Never an overnight trip.
you just wanna fight. boooo
Does your son play Rec or Select baseball. My kid plays on a select team and I don't know any team that does no travel at all.
(There just generally aren't enough local tournaments to even make that possible and still fill out a season.)
Right after they capitulate to the fascists? No thanks. I'd want my children to learn some values worth respecting.
That was literally a nothing announcement. Virtually nothing actually changed about the program.
Literally one merit badge was removed and one elective merit badge was added. That's it. And all of the requirements in that one removed merit badge are repeated in multiple other merit badges, and those other merit badges didn't get charged at all.
I promise you. No one is checking kids birth certificates when they sign up and no child is being turned away from the program.
You are upset about literally nothing because an algorithm on the Internet told you this was something to be upset about.
You aren't upset because you're biased. When have the fascists ever gotten what they wanted and then stopped? You'll make an excuse for each new capitulation. More likely you support the fascists from what I can see.
Edit: which is probably why you're lying. Even Fox News lists five specific changes ... War Secretary Pete Hegseth announces Scouting America agreed to reforms | Fox News https://share.google/TsWoNpLnNUFoGruWM
So let's back up.
What specific actual virtue of the Scouting America do you have a problem with?
Here's the scout law to get you started:
A scout is: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
Which one of these virtues do you want your kids to have? (And for gawd sakes, please read something about what "reverence" means before knee-jerking to that one."
Scout Oath:
On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Girl Scout Law:
I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
Idk but the Girl Scout Law is ..better.
What's... better?
morally straight.. mentally awake (lol "woke" idk why I find this hilarous), but specifically I like the girl scout part about being responsible for our own words and actions, and being a friend to others.
Girl scouts really emphisizes being of service to others in a non self serving way. Where as the boys (scouts, I know it's changed) are.. to do so to be patriotic? It's littered with nationalism and god. Those parts are in the girl scout promise (to serve god and my country) but it is less a focal point.
this is just an opinion though, im not trying to fight.
Just to be clear, "morally straight" does not mean "sexually straight".
And yes, "mentally awake" literally means "woke". (Seriously. The scouts have been literally teaching "woke" for over 100 years. It's actually a very progressive organization.)