http://freethinker.co.uk/2007/11/01/the-truth-about-baden-powell-and-the-boy-scouts/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://freethinker.co.uk/2007/11/01/the-truth-about-baden-powell-and-the-boy-scouts/comment-page-1/#comment-6957 The Freethinker › Scouts Challenged Over Discrimination against Non-Believers Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:11:52 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=532#comment-6957 [...] can learn the truth about Baden-Powell here. Send this article to:             [...] [...] can learn the truth about Baden-Powell here. Send this article to:             [...]

]]> http://freethinker.co.uk/2007/11/01/the-truth-about-baden-powell-and-the-boy-scouts/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 Scott Fuller Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:30:08 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=532#comment-2905 Yesterday I was reading an article that concluded that maintaining an authoritarian system is the main purpose of some religions, and I got to thinking that atheists should stop worrying that Boy Scouts don't want them, they should realize that the purpose of Scouting is to indoctrinate children into authoritarian obedience, and freethinkers should want nothing to do with such an organization, regardless of its acceptance or bigotry. Yesterday I was reading an article that concluded that maintaining an authoritarian system is the main purpose of some religions, and I got to thinking that atheists should stop worrying that Boy Scouts don’t want them, they should realize that the purpose of Scouting is to indoctrinate children into authoritarian obedience, and freethinkers should want nothing to do with such an organization, regardless of its acceptance or bigotry.

]]> http://freethinker.co.uk/2007/11/01/the-truth-about-baden-powell-and-the-boy-scouts/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 James Hiller Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:13:47 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=532#comment-2497 Any thoughts on how Wilfred Grenfell might fit into this discussion? Muscular Christian, evangelical, devoted to northern Newfoundland and Labrador (1892 and onwards). Hardly an intellectual Christian. Jim Hiller Any thoughts on how Wilfred Grenfell might fit into this discussion? Muscular Christian, evangelical, devoted to northern Newfoundland and Labrador (1892 and onwards). Hardly an intellectual Christian. Jim Hiller

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