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Fergus, I had no intention of causing ill feelings. I was referring to the drive currently within the U.S. of admitting gays and atheists to Scouting. There has also been a drive to admit girls to Boy Scouts. Explorers in general, and some Explorer posts in particular have been doing this for some time, but it's a different group of boys (older), and it's a known quantity up front. Some Explorer posts do not admit girls. It's on a post-by-post basis. Things not compatable with Scouting: How can you be morally straight when you're not? How can you recognize your duty to God when you refuse to acknowledge him in your life? From what I've been told, the scouting program in Canada has been struggling with these problems. If I'm wrong, please tell me. There's no doubt that women in scouting as a whle provide a very commendable and valuable service to the youth. My wife serves as a Cub Wolf den leader. There's a difference between mixing the sexes as leaders (potential problems) to mixing the sexes of youth on a campout, right? There's also a leadership / example thing that male leaders can provide older boys that women have a more difficult time getting across simply because of their sex. It's easier for a guy, through his actions, to say "Be a man like me", than for a woman to say, through her actions, "Be a man like me", know what I mean? No fault of thir own, and it's not for lack of effort or training, it's just simple biology. Mark in Utah
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