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Neoma

(10,039 posts) Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:38 AM Jul 2012

Catholic bishops target Girl Scout activities

NEW YORK -- Long a lightning rod for conservative criticism, the Girl Scouts of the USA are now facing their highest-level challenge yet: An official inquiry by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

At issue are concerns about program materials that some Catholics find offensive, as well as assertions that the Scouts associate with other groups espousing stances that conflict with church teaching. The Scouts, who have numerous parish-sponsored troops, deny many of the claims and defend their alliances.

The inquiry coincides with the Scouts' 100th anniversary celebrations and follows a chain of other controversies.

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Catholic bishops target Girl Scout activities (Original Post) Neoma Jul 2012 OP

stated another way "Church to suppress uppity women's group." rurallib Jul 2012 #1

Not satisfied with fucking over the lives of boys, the church turns its attention to girls. GodlessBiker Jul 2012 #2

The Girl Scouts should disassociate themselves from the Church TlalocW Jul 2012 #3

CC trying to rub some mud off? Downwinder Jul 2012 #5

Another group that has collectively lost its mind CanonRay Jul 2012 #4

Let's see now; first they abuse little boys, then start a fight with nuns mysuzuki2 Jul 2012 #6

Remind me to buy some extra cookies. Scuba Jul 2012 #7

I know of a Girl Scout GObamaGO Aug 2012 #11

Catholic Bishops embrace Satan Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #8

I think we can surmise who was behind the recent Boy Scouts' statement against equality. qb Jul 2012 #9

The Mormon church has pretty much commandered the Boy Scouts GObamaGO Aug 2012 #12

Wow. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #10

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #13

rurallib

(63,119 posts)

1. stated another way "Church to suppress uppity women's group."

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:41 AM

Jul 2012

GodlessBiker

(6,314 posts)

2. Not satisfied with fucking over the lives of boys, the church turns its attention to girls.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:46 AM

Jul 2012

I'm sure this should work out just as well.

TlalocW

(15,605 posts)

3. The Girl Scouts should disassociate themselves from the Church

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:53 AM

Jul 2012

The CC will just tarnish their good name.

TlalocW

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

5. CC trying to rub some mud off?

Reply to TlalocW (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:56 AM

Jul 2012

CanonRay

(14,783 posts)

4. Another group that has collectively lost its mind

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:54 AM

Jul 2012

Going after nuns working with the poor, and now the girl scouts.

mysuzuki2

(3,537 posts)

6. Let's see now; first they abuse little boys, then start a fight with nuns

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 10:00 AM

Jul 2012

and now they are picking on girl scouts. What'ss the next step? The pope kicking a puppy?

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

7. Remind me to buy some extra cookies.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 10:14 AM

Jul 2012

GObamaGO

(665 posts)

11. I know of a Girl Scout

Reply to Scuba (Reply #7)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 11:54 PM

Aug 2012

who came close to doubling her sales from last year because of the conservatives' boycott of Girl Scout cookies.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

8. Catholic Bishops embrace Satan

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 10:16 AM

Jul 2012

qb

(5,924 posts)

9. I think we can surmise who was behind the recent Boy Scouts' statement against equality.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 10:18 AM

Jul 2012

a bunch of thugs directed by the Vatican

GObamaGO

(665 posts)

12. The Mormon church has pretty much commandered the Boy Scouts

Reply to qb (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 11:55 PM

Aug 2012

All Mormon boys are automatically enrolled in the Boy Scouts and have been since the late 1980s.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

10. Wow.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:04 AM

Aug 2012

With all that fucking money, cant the Vatican hire real PR people? It's like they WANT to look bad.. and creepy.

I mean, leaving aside the distrubing mental image of an organization known to protect child abusers "targeting girl scouts", um.. Yeah, attack the girl scouts. That'll look good. Why not go after puppies and sunshine while you're at it?

LadyHawkAZ

(6,199 posts)

13. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 07:40 PM

Aug 2012

The Great and Powerful Church has spoken!"

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