All,
If I could, I would answer every e-mail I'm reading on this topic. I am pro
girls-rangers because I know it works fine. But if I would answer all the
e-mails I would always have to say the same things. So I'll try to put them
all together in one mail.
Let me describe you our outpost meeting in which both, pioneer boys and
girls, take part:
First we're having formation. Mixed. And there's no problem having boys and
girls in formation (if it doesn't last too long). Then we'll be singing two
or three songs (scouting songs or songs in which you have to move). After
that I will say a short prayer for our outpost and the meeting etc.
Now the boys and girls will have a bible study in their SEPARATE patrols.
After this bible studies the patrols will have a lesson (things they do need
to know for their advancements, scouting techniques etc.). These two points
will last alltogether for one hour (half of our meeting).
After this patrol meeting we'll have MIXED games. In some games our pioneers
like to play boys vs. girls and I don't see anything wrong about it. I would
not do this in trailblazers or trailrangers. Sometimes having mixed games
will even encourage those who do want to impress rangers of the other sex to
play better.
Then I will do a devotion on the topic the rangers had in their bible
studies. We never had a problem during these devotions. Maybe that's because
we only have pioneers in our meeting (trailblazers and trailrangers do meet
separate).
After a time of prayer we'll close the meeting with the pledge.
In camping, which girls do like also, we do have separate areas for boys and
girls. As we are having separate patrols that's no problem because each
patrol will get its own area which has a "fence" (border marked by a rope
runnig around the whole "claim") around it.
As Boris already said, girls are often even more interested in ranger stuff
than boys. In our outpost there are more girls than boys (for example our
trailblazers' outpost consists of at least two thirds girls).
In my experience it seems to be much easier for girls to bring their friends
to rangers (especially in pioneers). And they want to do everything, the
boys are doing (camping, hiking, rock climbing, canoeing etc.)
And for those who don't want girls in rangers:
I don't think anybody will force you to allow girls in your outpost. I know
for example of german outposts who don't allow girls either. When our
outpost was founded we didn't have girls for some years. So I think even if
girls would generally be allowed in Royal Rangers in the US it would still
be a decision on local (church) area if they were allowed in your outpost.
Allzeit bereit f�r Jesus,
Fani
Pioneer-Cmdr
OP #78 M�tzingen/Germany
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