Catholic Bishops Take Aim At The Girl Scouts (crooksandliars)
enlarge In other times Excuse me, but who appointed the Catholic Bishops Gods and Guardians of All Things? As one who spent her time in the Girl Scouts along with her friends in elementary school all those years ago, I have only good things to say about them. While I wasn't exactly a master of cookie sales, I limped along in other areas, but certainly don't recall any outside groups having anything to say about our activities. So could someone please explain to me how this is possible? Via _Washington Post_: > Long a lightning rod for conservative criticism, the Girl Scouts of the USA are now facing their highest-level challenge yet: **An official inquiry by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.** > > At issue are concerns about program materials that some Catholics find offensive, as well as assertions that the Scouts associate with other groups espousing stances that conflict with church teaching. The Scouts, who have numerous parish-sponsored troops, deny many of the claims and defend their alliances. > > The inquiry coincides with the Scouts’ 100th anniversary celebrations and follows a chain of other controversies. > > Earlier this year, legislators in Indiana and Alaska publicly called the Scouts into question, ...
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