I had a lengthy reply prepared earlier, but got sidetracked. I volunteered for the BSA for 15 years. We called it 'Baby Sitters of America" as a joke, but when my sons were Cub Scouts, we NEVER let the parents off the hook. You bring your kid to a meeting, you will be staying until the end unless you have a good excuse, and you'd better be back before the meeting is ended. One of my favorite comments, made by a Scout Master when he asked one of the parents to loan him his Suburban (Chevrolet's truck-sized 9-passenger station wagon), and was told, "No". He said, "So, you trust me with your son, but not your vehicle?". Pretty much made the point that you can't just drop your kid off, trusting the adults to act properly. He wasn't a perv, he was just trying to make the point. As a leader with the Boy Scouts, I never let the "two deep leadership" down, ever, even if it meant the outing didn't happen. Every time a child molestation occurred, that "two deep leadership" requirement was not observed.
I don't adhere to the BSA's attitude on religion these days, and haven't, since I realized that I was an atheist. They do a pile of good for youth, but they have a way to go on rights issues.
I don't adhere to the BSA's attitude on religion these days, and haven't, since I realized that I was an atheist. They do a pile of good for youth, but they have a way to go on rights issues.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
