[15273] in APO-L
Re: Scout Oath and Law discussion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Deb Gallagher)
Wed Nov 6 02:28:32 1996
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 01:58:53 -0500
Reply-To: Deb Gallagher <dag900z@MAIL.ODU.EDU>
From: Deb Gallagher <dag900z@MAIL.ODU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199611051603.LAA00238@tahiti.cc.odu.edu>
On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, The Italian Stallion wrote:
> > Under the proposed version, the phrase "Boy Scouts of America" no
> > longer appears. Instead, we are left with a reference to "The Scout
> > Oath and Law", which can mean different things to different people.
> Thats NOT a good thought. We were founded on a specific code of laws,
> and people shouldn't be interpreting the purpose as to use whatever set
> of codes and laws they see fit to use. To put it blankly: if you have a
> problem with the Boy Scout oath and law, you're in the WRONG organization!
Whoa, I decided to pledge this organization because of the
concentration toward service to the four c's, not because it was
associated with the scouts. How dare you say that because someone has a
problem with the boy scout Oath and Law that they are in the wrong
organization?! I really didn't know that such intolerance was so
prevalent in our fraternity. I guess the problems that I've seen at ABO
truly are small compared to the problems that APO is looking at if all
brothers can't be more tolerant or those who just happen to like making a
life long committment to service our society and NOT the boy scouts.
Deb Gallagher
Life Member -- Alpha Phi Omega
"It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it."
-----Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh
