2002 DEC 22 SUN In response to kilopascal,
The BSA practices discrimination in three ways: Gender discrimination: No girls allowed Religious discrimination: No atheist allowed Homosexual discrimination: No homosexuals allowed (mainly as the Scout Master) Because the BSA is a privite organization, the US Supreme Court allows the BSA to do this. I like the Girl Scout Merit Badge idea. It would also promote science and engineering to girls. V/R Matthew Zotter SC, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 3:01 PM Subject: [USMA:24176] RE: Boy Scouts Merit Badge > 2002-12-22 > > The BSA practices discrimination? How? Could you be specific? > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, 2002-12-22 14:30 > Subject: [USMA:24173] RE: Boy Scouts Merit Badge > > > > I would be opposed to that, not because it's not a good idea. In > principle, > > it is. > > > > However, Boy Scouts of America practices discrimination, which has caused > > them, for example, to lose much or possibly all of their United Way > support > > (39 United Way affiliates as of last March). Until they mend their ways, I > > would be opposed to USMA getting involved with them. > > > > What the USMA actually does, of course, is up to the USMA. I'm just one of > > many members. > > > > The Girl Scouts, on the other hand, do not practice discrimination. I > would > > encourage USMA to pursue your idea in their case. > > > > Bill Potts, CMS > > Roseville, CA > > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of > > Matthew Zotter > > Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 11:04 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:24171] Boy Scouts Merit Badge > > > > > > 2002 DEC 22 SUN > > > > The American Society of Mechanical Engineers sponsors the Engineering > Merit > > Badge for the Boy Scouts of America. > > > > Other Scientific related merit badges are: > > Atomic Energy, Chemistry, Computers, Electricity, Electronics, Space > > Exploration. > > > > Do you think that the USMA would be interested in sponsoring and > developing > > some kind of SI or Metrication merit badge? I wonder if the Boy Scouts of > > America would be interested. Such a merit badge would influence young > > people and their parents. It would help get the word out. > > > > V/R > > Matthew Zotter > > SC, USA > > >
