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May 7, 2024
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AF_Puma
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I do miss BSA. It was a worthwhile program and the benefits greatly outweighed
negative. Shame some males used it as their own shopping catalog for their perversion.
But yeah, FOS was necessary, but I can't imagine how someone would say they miss it. I've been on both sides of that program.
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POLL: Anyone miss "Friends of Scouting"?
DodgerMike
May 7, 12:26pm
In the running for most one-sided CB poll ever.
IdahoCoug
May 7, 12:26pm
POLL: The sun. Yea or Nay?
2ndTrombone
May 7, 12:27pm
RE: POLL: The sun. Yea or Nay?
COUGND
May 7, 12:29pm
Seriously. How about this poll: Getting kicked in the junk by a mule - For or Against?
Cougar Jazz Fan
May 7, 12:31pm
Nah. You’re forgetting about Utes Suck.
Cougs or die
May 7, 12:33pm
Almost as annoying was the annual registration process, there’s a name for it
BigD Coug
May 7, 12:31pm
Re-chartering
IdahoCoug
May 7, 12:37pm
You mean begging for money for a corrupt organization with billions in pedofile
mobicurious
May 7, 12:31pm
I enjoyed the character and skill building of Scouts, but when I found out how
Mitty
May 7, 2:46pm
Only the higher/st up executives every made a lot of money. The majority of
AFewThoughts
May 7, 2:50pm
Council level executives were often getting poverty wages.
CougarMandias
May 7, 3:31pm
Yep! Those who worked in the trenches were doing their best to build boys into
AFewThoughts
May 7, 3:36pm
Meanwhile the execs were driving new Corvettes.
mobicurious
May 7, 5:16pm
It was a classic "oh cool I can profit off of how much these people love what
Mitty
May 8, 9:49am
Pretending that the BSA is a corrupt organization is dishonest and disheartening
AFewThoughts
May 7, 2:47pm
The rot had set in. I doubt it was financial corruption.
CougarMandias
May 7, 3:44pm
I would refute that, they had a few rogue troops that were in open defiance, but
AFewThoughts
May 7, 4:04pm
I worked in an office building next to BSA HQ in Irving, TX
mobicurious
May 7, 5:14pm
I think an honest assessment would separate the abuse people suffered from
AFewThoughts
May 7, 6:58pm
The root cause of BSA's problems were poor governance
mobicurious
May 8, 7:42am
No healthy organization would ban water gun fights
CougarMandias
May 8, 7:20am
I do miss BSA. It was a worthwhile program and the benefits greatly outweighed
AF_Puma
May 7, 12:35pm
I'm sorry, I cannot imagine any benefit outweighing child abuse and pedophilia
futbalmaven
May 7, 12:55pm
The program benefitted a ton of ym and helped make them who they are
BYU '80
May 7, 1:05pm
Better discontinue every youth program everywhere then because there will always be that risk
Bar7h
May 7, 1:12pm
Not at the levels it's been at the BSA
futbalmaven
May 7, 1:16pm
Right. All of those pedophiles have now been thwarted in their efforts to abuse
AF_Puma
May 7, 1:43pm
Did I mention the immoral wokeism indoctrination that's now current?
futbalmaven
May 7, 2:00pm
Like why the Church cut ties with the BSA
futbalmaven
May 7, 2:01pm
I wouldn't wish BSA level exposure on any child.
futbalmaven
May 7, 2:03pm
The correct thinking is all the boys who wont be preyed on
Iki_Balam
May 8, 9:04pm
Just ask the Roman Catholic Church.
Archaea
May 7, 1:53pm
Yep, it's bad there too
futbalmaven
May 7, 2:04pm
Sure, if you want to be myopic. I spent over 30 years in BSA and none of the YM
AF_Puma
May 7, 1:41pm
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Benfica1
May 7, 2:05pm
BSA supports LGBTQ+ etc..guess what's included in the "+"?
futbalmaven
May 7, 2:09pm
I believe there's inspired reasons why the Church has cut ties with the BSA
futbalmaven
May 7, 2:06pm
Penn State still plays football...
Tweege
May 8, 8:13am
I still get 2-3 emails from the BSA every single week
AZ Coug
May 7, 9:01pm
Define 'miss'
OldFogey
May 7, 12:40pm
Not at all, scouting was the worst and I'm glad we're not affiliated anymore
therock
May 7, 12:40pm
How are there 10, let alone 1 yesses?
ochobeeguy
May 7, 12:49pm
RE: How are there 10, let alone 1 yesses?
EEcougar
May 7, 1:03pm
I have a few members of my ward that try and push the boy scouts.
Shut_up
May 7, 12:59pm
it was literally a 5 second conversation 1x/yr. Wanna give money to Scouts? No. Cool, done.
byujag
May 7, 1:04pm
Perhaps in your ward.
G.Freeman
May 7, 1:14pm
You clearly were not in my ward. In bishopric meeting the bishop asked to be
NYC and Japan
May 7, 8:52pm
It was brutal to petition money from the same families for youth fundraiser AND FoS. Often, the one's donating were the
Preppy
May 7, 1:16pm
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Benfica1
May 7, 1:28pm
Friends of Scouting, the original NIL collective…
ochobeeguy
May 7, 1:42pm
I pretty much detest every sort of fund-raising in the Church that isn't the youth working to earn money for their cause
BlooGeek
May 7, 2:26pm
There should be no fundraising in the church beyond tithing.
ochobeeguy
May 7, 2:32pm
Now that the financial position of the church is better understood
mobicurious
May 8, 7:39am
The bishop put me in charge of FOS when I was in the bishopric
AZ Coug
May 7, 9:00pm
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