Just curious as what you mean by respecting ones belief in faith and what the Scouts stand is ont that? Just a question. Geno Plares ----- Original Message ----- From: "Big Bear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:18 AM Subject: [RR] FCF Buddy turned Pastor get's the boot!
> > *Phone rang at Rancho-deluxe > > "Hey Cooter- guess who?<G>" > > It was Pastor Chet "Soar'nEagle" McVey of NW Dist. Marcus Whitman > Chapter. He called to enquire about "spiritual ediqute" in leading > Prayer at a BOY SCOUT EAGLE COURT. > > *It seemes a former GMA in his Outpost had joined Scouts, and now > was setting up his "Eagle Honor Court" and asked Pastor Chet to be > there and speek. > > (Chet.. in researching FCF had discovered he was > part "Lakota" and that had led him to join a AoG Indian church in > the Olympic forest area of Washington state. In adopting his Lakota > heritage to FCF he had hit some hard bumps in the road, camping full > time with a Tipi and growing out a Lakota ponytail and packing a > skin drum and prayer wheel.) > > "What I want to know is what can't I do with a Scout service?" > > Cdr.Jen told him that a Scout Eagle court was about the individual > Scout and he could invite anyone, and in inviteing "Soar'nEagle" to > speek.. Pastor Chet was free to preach<G> > > "Can I bring my Drum?" > > Yes, said Cdr.Jen.. Drums and Indian dress are associated with > Scouts via "Order of the Arrow" and historic links to Indian craft > and cerimonies<G> > > "Can I Name Jesus as Lord?" > > ABSOLUTELY! *You are a Christian.. your faith is real and alive. > Scouts pledge respect for your faith, and are likely Christian's > themselves. > > The conversation went on for almost an hour- > > "Pastor Chet then shared that NW Dist. had turned him away and > told him to leave the recent RangerCamp, and chastised him as > a "Heritic" for embraceing his ethnic heritage and culture.. > > I guess he had reviewed his GMA's scout handbook and found the > lists of Community service hours and reviewed his Eagle project > with hungry eyes... > > "I'm beginning to see that perhaps I have suffered from some kind > of brainwashing, hearing Royal Rangers speek of Scouting and the > Eagle Rank.. *I know, this boy had the GMA, and as much as he was > told it equaled the Eagle... *He felt. he deserved the respect granted > by name recognition in public to the Eagle.. so he earned it free > and clear-" > > We began to laugh and cry on the phone.. > > *This story was becomeing all too familiar<G> > > Here was a Ranger intimidated to speek before a Scout gathering, > because He knew what the general format might be *IF a SCOUT spoke > out at a Ranger event! > > Again, I felt my BRAIN melt<G> *Rangernet posts came back like a flood.. > > Royal Rangers may agree with a scouts "duty" to GOD.. but do not embrace > an ethic that hold's *respect for others beliefs, in matters of culture > or faith... or civil rights. > > *There is another road- > > To release control of Royal Rangers and allow it to evolve into an > expression of love to a generation of youth, to join with others of > kindred faith in common cause. > > D.Wheeler > > > ===== > *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. > --------------********+********-------------------- > Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, > of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, > and both in the .....cause! > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > _______ > > "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you." > -- Luke 6:31 (NASB95) > > "Do to others as you would have them do to you." > -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm _______ "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you." -- Luke 6:31 (NASB95) "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
