I do not agree with sectarian division in anything. There should be no special groups because they are deemed unable to mix with others without pollution of one sort or another. However the universal Scouting movement apparently welcomes the break up of this idea. Partly this I think because like so many organisations it is size and money that is important with all the status that gives to the leaders. It may seem irrelevant but does anybody remember when the AA was a member's organisation?
One could say that this is the result of the managerial and technocratic society which is seeing the demise of the Public Library system in the UK and many other features of what we fondly imagined was what Britain was about. Keen to be national health guinea pigs for private drug companies then?
Funny though, to return to topic, that the Scouts will say to one group, it's our party and you must adhere to all of our rules or you can't join but say to several others, that though they don't want to mix and want to cherry-pick the rules they are welcome to form their own groups, sorry I should have put, their own exclusive groups. With their restrictions on girls and other things I do wonder how much bushcraft will be experienced. In fact can girls join all of these groups on equal terms with boys? Bear in mind that if any of the members of these groups happen to change their mind about the religion they were forced to espouse they will be out double-quick even if they fancy a little Christianity it will do them no good and what will the Bear do then?.
Integration is the only sane future.
One could say that this is the result of the managerial and technocratic society which is seeing the demise of the Public Library system in the UK and many other features of what we fondly imagined was what Britain was about. Keen to be national health guinea pigs for private drug companies then?
Funny though, to return to topic, that the Scouts will say to one group, it's our party and you must adhere to all of our rules or you can't join but say to several others, that though they don't want to mix and want to cherry-pick the rules they are welcome to form their own groups, sorry I should have put, their own exclusive groups. With their restrictions on girls and other things I do wonder how much bushcraft will be experienced. In fact can girls join all of these groups on equal terms with boys? Bear in mind that if any of the members of these groups happen to change their mind about the religion they were forced to espouse they will be out double-quick even if they fancy a little Christianity it will do them no good and what will the Bear do then?.
Integration is the only sane future.