I still get 2-3 emails from the BSA every single week

May 7, 2024
9:01:44pm

AZ Coug All-American

This after they assured us they wouldn't use Church contact lists for fundraising after we split from the BSA. The BSA is also akin to congress when it comes to stewardship of the funds they receive.

Reuters

Special Report: A $439 million camp adds to Boy Scouts money crunch | Reuters

In the misty, oak-filled woods of West Virginia, the Boy Scouts of America are building their answer to Disney World.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSDEE96E0BW/

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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

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