Girl Scouts not Pro-Life

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Wife was the leader for daughter"s Girl Scout adventure- son in Cub Scouts at the same time- Scouts went family camping- wife asked if she could do the same with the girls. She was told NO MEN are allowed for any Girl Scout function
 
rdscheirer said:
She was told NO MEN are allowed for any Girl Scout function
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Not true. Before I learned the truth about GS I attended all the campouts. I didn’t sleep in the same cabin as the women, but I was right outside.
 
Venturing (part of the BSA) is co-ed, ages 14-21 and will probably be better for your daughter’s self esteem than Girl Scouts. Shooting sports, off-roading, rock climbing, caving (spelunking), backpacking, zip-lining, sailing…

If they are afraid to break a nail then it might not be the best fit for them, but if they want some good outdoors fun then they’ll probably enjoy; as each crew is run by youth with adults in advisory positions only, your mileage may vary.
 
I noticed that those that did not believe the Planned Parenthood and the Girl Sccouts connection are silent…

Hmmmmmm…

I hope both the Girl Scouts and the Boy scouts have sections that can be one sex only. Both genders need this methinks.
 
Nimzovik said:
I noticed that those that did not believe the Planned Parenthood and the Girl Sccouts connection are silent…

Hmmmmmm…

I hope both the Girl Scouts and the Boy scouts have sections that can be one sex only. Both genders need this methinks.
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Cub Scouts is boys only, Boy Scouts is boys only and Venturing is co-ed, all three are part of the BSA. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are actually two different organizations.
 
Dakota_Roberts said:
Venturing (part of the BSA) is co-ed, ages 14-21 and will probably be better for your daughter’s self esteem than Girl Scouts. Shooting sports, off-roading, rock climbing, caving (spelunking), backpacking, zip-lining, sailing…

If they are afraid to break a nail then it might not be the best fit for them, but if they want some good outdoors fun then they’ll probably enjoy; as each crew is run by youth with adults in advisory positions only, your mileage may vary.
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The degree of outdoors activities a GSA troop engages in seems to be based on how outdoorsy the sponsoring moms are. As Dakota said, older (HS age) girls who want to get involved in more rugged (i.e., fun) activities may want to look at a Venturing Crew. They’ll be working with HS-age boys, but generally by the time they get into a venturing crew from the Boy Scouts they tend to be the kind of young men one wouldn’t mind their daughter associating with.

There is another alternative to the GSA that some churches (Catholic and other) sponsor that has an explicitly traditional values and religious focus, the American Heritage Girls. I don’t know anyone in them but here’s a brochure:

ahgonline.org/uploads/catholicbrochure.pdf
 
Arizona_Mike said:
The degree of outdoors activities a GSA troop engages in seems to be based on how outdoorsy the sponsoring moms are. As Dakota said, older (HS age) girls who want to get involved in more rugged (i.e., fun) activities may want to look at a Venturing Crew. They’ll be working with HS-age boys, but generally by the time they get into a venturing crew from the Boy Scouts they tend to be the kind of young men one wouldn’t mind their daughter associating with.

There is another alternative to the GSA that some churches (Catholic and other) sponsor that has an explicitly traditional values and religious focus, the American Heritage Girls. I don’t know anyone in them but here’s a brochure:

ahgonline.org/uploads/catholicbrochure.pdf
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There are outdoorsy Girl Scout Troops, but they are the exception that proves the rule.
 
My wife was told explicitly by the local Girl Scout Council that no males could be on any camping trip. How unfortunate for the girls as I am an Eagle Scout and have been on 3 fifty mile hikes and to Philmont Scout Ranch. How unfortunate that they wouldn’t allow a “male” to teach the girls. It should not be about gender but about learning - that’s why I advocate Venturing for the females- it gives them a better picture of what life is about.
 
rdscheirer said:
My wife was told explicitly by the local Girl Scout Council that no males could be on any camping trip. How unfortunate for the girls as I am an Eagle Scout and have been on 3 fifty mile hikes and to Philmont Scout Ranch. How unfortunate that they wouldn’t allow a “male” to teach the girls. It should not be about gender but about learning - that’s why I advocate Venturing for the females- it gives them a better picture of what life is about.
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As a fellow Eagle Scout and former Venturer, I couldn’t agree more.

On a side note, I wonder if anybody might be able to shed some light on the following claims? I discovered this picture a few days ago:



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Shredderbeam said:
As a fellow Eagle Scout and former Venturer, I couldn’t agree more.

On a side note, I wonder if anybody might be able to shed some light on the following claims? I discovered this picture a few days ago:

i42.tinypic.com/4ieiax.png
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I believe the claims are true, but they loose a lot of credibility for the misleading impression of how cookie revenue is divided. Most of the money goes to the local GS troop.
 
Dakota_Roberts said:
Venturing (part of the BSA) is co-ed, ages 14-21 and will probably be better for your daughter’s self esteem than Girl Scouts. Shooting sports, off-roading, rock climbing, caving (spelunking), backpacking, zip-lining, sailing…

If they are afraid to break a nail then it might not be the best fit for them, but if they want some good outdoors fun then they’ll probably enjoy; as each crew is run by youth with adults in advisory positions only, your mileage may vary.
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website for Venturing please
 
Maybe a specific troop is, but I don’t think that applies to all girlscouts. I was a girlscout during my elementary and middle school career, and never once did we have a discussion of that sort or sent our money to them.
 
Did not your Girl Scout Troop pay dues to the Girl Scout Association? If so - and your troop would have been required to do so to be official to the trademark of Girl Scouts **then you have indeed contributed to Planned Parenthood. **
 
Nimzovik said:
Did not your Girl Scout Troop pay dues to the Girl Scout Association? If so - and your troop would have been required to do so to be official to the trademark of Girl Scouts then you have indeed contributed to** Planned Parenthood. **
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I doubt it. Oh well, nothing that i knew about.
 
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