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Posted // 2010-04-16 - I was having dinner late last night when there was a knock at the door of my Sandy home. Two rather timid Boy Scouts inquired if I wanted them to put out the American flag on the various national holidays for just $40 a year.
Being a resident alien in this country, I don't possess an American flag. Nevertheless I felt a tad offended. Is patriotism really something you should sell?
When I was a kid in England, I decided against the Boy Scouts in favor of the Boys Brigade, my old man's male child cult of choice. I usually ditched it to go to the movies or a pint down the pub in the days when underage drinking didn't land you in the clink.
One month a year in the UK was Bob-a-job month, when boy scouts offered to do your household chores for a bob, slang for a shilling or five pence [7.5 cents]. In comparison to a bob, $40 going into the local LDS ward's boy scout troop's coffers is altogether a different league.
And why is it, might I add, that the boy scouts' are linked to the Mormon Church but not the girl scouts, of which my daughters are proud members?
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The reason is actually quite simple. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are completely seperate entities, with completely different organizational structures. Boy Scout Troops have to have a sponsoring organization, most of them are sponsored by religious or fraternal organizations. Girl Scout Troops, on the other hand, are never sponsored by any organization, religious or not. So even if the LDS Church wanted to sponsor Girl Scouts, they (along with everyone else) wouldn't be aloud to.
Where as the Young Men/Aaonic Priesthood program used the BSA template for activities, the Young Women's program is all organic. The "church" own not Boy Scout camps runs no over night programs and when most boys turn 14 their Boy Scout days are done.
Young Women on the other hand are run at the Ward and Stake level. Every year from 12 to 17 there will be a week long "Girls Camp" at a facility owned and run by the "Church". There will be two Adult males to fight off bear and give priesthood blessing as needed, but other than that they stay in their tent and play cards. If your ward does do enough activities for your young women then do something about it. Go to the Bishop or Young Women's President and volunteer.
Stephen:
The Girl Scouts (as a former GS leader, it is one of my favorite organizations) are feminist in their mission. They are about empowering girls and allowing them to reach their full potential--which may or may not include marriage and childbearing. This doesn't fit with official LDS views on females.
Hope the girls love Girl Scouts! Next year, call me at cookie time. I always buy.
Jeez. The Scouts offered me that service for free. I didn't accept.
Girl scouts aren't held in the LDS bosom like the boys because the girls are girls. Women don't really count for much in that religion.
Ya might wanna send that question to the Vatican, brother