Scouts to open it's doors to atheists.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242584/Scouts-pledge-drop-mention-God-promise-new-members-able-declare-atheists.html

Along with all other discipline it seems, who told that kid he could bend the peak of his uniform cap in such a way?

Soon they will be allowed to wear the peak either at the side or at the back.

What is the World coming to?

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat /// 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. No 4. Yes Which proves 'what' exactly? /// You are not or wasn't then an Atheist.

[jackthehat]

Since I have been old enough to take full account of 'Religion' (about 9, in my case) I have been a non-believer. My parents had me Christened, when I was a baby, because they wanted to (not because I asked). My son has not been Christened. Churches can be marvellous places.......if you ignore all the Religiosity they contain.

[Mick-Talbot]

1 No 2 No 3 Yes

[naomi24]

AOG, I’m not left wing, I’m not anti-monarchy, I have visited many churches, I have been married in a church (but that was before I took repossession of my brain), I have been to many Christian funerals, my offspring are not ‘offsprings’, no to the Christening ritual, more correctly known as Baptism………and perhaps I should have said thank ‘Zeus’. //What is happening Ed?// http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/AB-Editors-Blog/Question1195109.html Does that answer your questions?

[anotheoldgit]

triggerhippy /// At the end of the day the scout movement must do what is necessary to adapt or it dies from lack of members. You decide. /// It will not die in the foreseeable future, most Scout Groups have a waiting list of those wishing to join. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1896238/Daredevil-badges-create-Scouts-waiting-list.html

[naomi24]

AOG, a simple question. Do you think excluding a child from an organisation simply because he has no religious belief is a Christian thing to do?

[missnemesis]

>>>Judging by your unnecessarily rude statement, it only goes to prove that I belong to a much better class than you obviously do, so therefore you can not be expected to understand, that it was not just me but also my fellow Form mates.

[missnemesis]

Ahahahahaha hahahahahah hahhahahaa AOG you do make me laugh.

[anotheoldgit]

naomi24 /// AOG, a simple question. Do you think excluding a child from an organisation simply because he has no religious belief is a Christian thing to do? /// It's not a matter of excluding a child from an organisation, but it is a matter that that child must obey the rules of the 'club' if he/she wishes to join in with the rest.

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you for the link naomi24 It does look as if the glitch has now been corrected. Thank you Ed.

[Mick-Talbot]

If everyone accepted that you must 'obey the rules of the club' women would still not have the right to vote.

[Baldric]

Aog, I think you will find that Dog in your Avatar is one of the breeds whose tails are docked, going by your anti docking stance of a week or so back, how could you? I mean NO genuine Dog lover would own one, let alone use one as an Avatar!

[naomi24]

AOG,// It's not a matter of excluding a child from an organisation, but it is a matter that that child must obey the rules of the 'club' if he/she wishes to join in with the rest.// That doesn’t answer the question. Is excluding a child a Christian thing to do?

[Baldric]

methyl, nothing more than his rant about docking in the middle of another thread had! Please don't tell me where to post!