Gruss, You *are* missing something.
If you were a German in 1937 and a handsome little blond-haired, blue-eyed child came smiling to your door asking you to buy Christmas wreaths to support his group, and that group just happened to be the Hitler Youth, would you have bought a wreath? Do you know what the money you paid for that wreath would go toward? Furthering the so-called ideals of that group. And those ideals would sound just grand in writing, like you should almost be ashamed *not* to support them. That's how these things start and are perpetuated. They sound innocuous in writing, but there is strong evil behind them. And if the authors of those so-called ideals had their way with things and no one around to challenge them, how far do you think they would go? All the way to the gas chambers, that's how far. Want proof? Open a book. Remember that the swastika isn't a German thing at all; it's an Indian symbol of excellence, and Hitler wanted it to stand for as much for the Nazi Party. The Germans delighted in the idea of it, and it became their symbol of hope for the future. Any child wearing one was considered excellence personified, and people supported them as such. So the next time a child comes to your door wearing a uniform or a group marking of some kind, think twice about what you're most likely (or possibly) supporting, not just the words claimed in a statement crafted for public consumption. You married a woman of principles. You're a lucky, lucky man. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement -----Original Message----- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 2:22 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Boy Scouts Of America > Ian wrote: > Now that they accept public money can be a more contentious issue. But not one specific to this thread. > That's true that I think we all object to their particular exclusion; however, I'm trying to normalize that with, say, a church. For example, I have lots of Catholic and Jewish friends who's organizations are both non-profit (government affiliated) and exclusionary, but I routinely attend their church/synagogue events such as Fish Frys, weekend events, sometimes even services (on Christmas I usually go to Episcopalian services even though I'm not exactly sure what that is). Put another way, while I'm not a card carrying member, I don't shun them nor their events. In kind it would seem consistent that I shouldn't shun Boy Scout events. But maybe there's something I'm missing ... BTW - the reason this started is because I bought Boy Scout wreathes from a neighborhood kid. My wife felt like that was "support" for BSOA whereas I look at it as more support for the kid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245865 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
