Girl Scout sells 300 boxes of cookies outside marijuana store

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Race tracks , bars (many who have strippers) and liquor stores may not be inherently sinful but there is a reason society has put an age limit for children to enter the premises.Does not the church talk about the corruption of children?

One could argue there are no age limits on abortion clinics in fact many toddlers go in there.
 
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gam197 said:
This was not a McDonalds. So the people who see this little girl having “smart” business sense agree that all places of promotion such as race tracks, bars, liquor store, prostitution ranches, abortion clinics - all places where cookies can be sold should be promoted by Girl Scouts.
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No, we don’t rate them all equally.

I’m sure sales locations are defined in GS guidelines. I saw them referenced online but couldn’t find the actual guidance on where to place their table.
 
Yes strip clubs are inherently sinful. They are dehumanizing to women, pornographic, separates sex from the marital act. Strip clubs and abortion clinics are always contrary to our faith. Taking a child to one contribute, to their corruption. But not all bars are strip clubs. Again I’ve even taken my child to a distillery/restaurant before and even a vineyard. Nothing at all inherently sinful with those or contrary to our faith. Same thing for race tracks.
 
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Girl Scouts do have guideline apparently by states and while the state of Colorado has ban sales outside pot dispensaries, most states have not and there are so many new articles on the web praising this little girl. You can see from this forum alone how many people agree with her “smart” sense. Majority don’t agree with me.

I am not sure Matthew 18:6 applies here but corruption of youth has always been a sin.
 
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Girl Scouts do have guideline apparently by states and while the state of Colorado has ban sales outside pot dispensaries, most states have not and there are so many new articles on the web praising this little girl. You can see from this forum alone how many people agree with her “smart” sense. Majority don’t agree with me.

I am not sure Matthew 18:6 applies here but corruption of youth has always been a sin.
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I think people’s agreement with you is a matter of degree. I said I wouldn’t position a daughter outside a dispensary. I see it as inappropriate but not immoral. However it could lead to a heart to heart about drug use with your child.
 
There are 60 thousand drug deaths each year twice the death by car accidents. There was a time when we were only concerned about auto accidents killing youth.

All supermarkets don’t allow alcohol sales.

Not following you here on why it would be inappropriate for your little girl but not for other children? This is major youth group promoting or at least not stopping it.

It kind of feels to me those who say I am against abortion wouldn’t do it myself but can’t tell my neighbor what to do.

figures on drug deaths…

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gam197 said:
Not following you here on why it would be inappropriate for your little girl but not for other children? This is major youth group promoting or at least not stopping it.

It kind of feels to me those who say I am against abortion wouldn’t do it myself but can’t tell my neighbor what to do.
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I think it’s a rule of law thing. I’m personally against a lot of things that are legal. I accept the differences but where appropriate, I advocate for my point of view.
 
gam197 said:
Race tracks have policies that don’t allow underage betting and even do not permit underage people into their establishment, Granted once a year they have family day which I will never understand in which they let toddlers in and give children free popcorn and soda.

To me an adult establishment should just be that.

I see the pot industry using this little girl to say hey, we are legitimate and we support girl scouts. Shame

Also shame on the girl scout leaders who are not taking a stand by saying we are the ones promoting the selling and here are the rules like Colorado did. The leadership of girl scouts are well paid positions.
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How is it any different than any number of groups hanging out outside liquor stores and the like? If it’s a legal product, there’s no ethical question here.

Frankly, I find it irritating in general to be accosted by anyone selling anything or looking for donations when I go into any store, but that’s because I’m a miserable crank.
 
To me it more about little girls and protecting them. I saw these groups as role models and I guess that is a joke now but they were little social gathering set up to make crafts and enjoy each other company while growing up… Naive,
 
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Can fully understand taking child to restaurant which serves alcohol…I would differ on race track. Spent a lot of time at two very large race tracks(slots) and never saw kids’ as they were not allowed in only on family day once a year.
 
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Yes.

I’m the father of two daughters, both quite young, but someday, God help me, they’re going to be teenagers.

And who knows, maybe one of them will come home one day with blue hair or something.

Now, will I forcibly cut their hair? No, of course not. I might sort of laugh to myself at how silly she looks, and be a bit worried, but I’ll know that it will grow out.

And I’ll remember my father’s reaction when I came home from a trip when I was around 18 or 19 (can’t remember exactly) with a tattoo. He just laughed and said, “hey, it’s your skin. But don’t let your mother see it.”
 
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Race tracks, bars, and liquor stores are not inherently sinful.
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Gotta agree with you here. Horse racing can be a beautiful thing (of course, excessive gambling can be sinful). I’ve taken my daughter (four years old) to the track. She loves watching the horses, and going to the paddock before the races, where you can see the horses up close.

And we take her to restaurants that serve alcohol. And to the liquor store - she thinks (and she’s right) that it’s just another store we stop at when we go shopping for groceries.
 
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I haven’t spent anytime at a horse race track as an adult. There just isn’t one available where I live. But when I was a kid, I have visited one a few times with my family that was close to our home. I thought it was lots of fun to go see the horses run fast. I don’t see what’s wrong, or sinful, with bringing a child to watch a horse race. In my opinion its No different than me bringing a child to watch a car race (which I have done many times). In both instances I would just buy the child a soda and a hot dog and enjoy the races.
 
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Inisfallen said:
Gotta agree with you here. Horse racing can be a beautiful thing (of course, excessive gambling can be sinful). I’ve taken my daughter (four years old) to the track. She loves watching the horses, and going to the paddock before the races, where you can see the horses up close.
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My one trip to a track was in Maine many years ago. I joined a family and we watched the races and had a nice dinner. The betting was incidental. I think much depends on the venue and how they manage it.
 
That is because you were a child seeing in from a family view who apparently didn’t spend a lot of time there.

The difference is there is money involved. Slots run all day for the mostly women players. Men like the ponies. There were actually three near me if you count dog tracks which have now closed. Ask those from Gambler Anonymous.
 
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Agree but you had one trip and did not live them/
 
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Theo520 said:
My one trip to a track was in Maine many years ago. I joined a family and we watched the races and had a nice dinner. The betting was incidental. I think much depends on the venue and how they manage it.
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The betting is incidental for me too. I’ll make a few small bets when I’m at the track ($2 or $5 bets), just for fun, but that’s about it. Basically I just enjoy the horses and the racing on a nice day.
 
There is nothing inherently sinful about gambling, except if you are doing it in excess. I’ve been to Vegas a few times, every time I have been, I went with a set amount of money set aside for gambling. With the understanding that once that money was lost I stopped gambling.
 
No one is talking about adults here. The topic is what exposure should children have and apparently someone decided a long time ago that children are not allowed at the track(slots) only on rare occasions.

Have not been to Vegas so don’t know the rules on children in casinos.
 
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gam197 said:
No one is talking about adults here. The topic is what exposure should children have and apparently someone decided a long time ago that children are not allowed at the track(slots).
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I don’t know about children being allowed at casinos, or places with slot machines, but they’re definitely allowed at the track where I live (New York City). My older girl loves going to Belmont.
 
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