I've brought to your attention before the shift of the Girl Scouts to feminist ideals, Planned Parenthood and new age weirdness. (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5). This transition is alarming and sad...and counter-productive. But yet the leaders of the organization refuse to set things right.Jane Chastain, once a proud member of the Girl Scout sisterhood but now a promoter of a much healthier alternative club, American Heritage Girls, reviews the ignoble affair in this World Net Daily article.
Wisdom and respect are the normal benefits of the aging process. Not so with the Girl Scouts USA! As the Girl Scouts turn 97 today, there is not much to celebrate. Membership is down. Cookie sales have dwindled, and they are floundering around trying to be relevant.
Yes, the GSUSA is dumping the "dorky" vests and "singalongs" around the campfire (the words of others, not my own) in an effort to be "cool" and "edgy." It's sad, really, like a senior citizen shopping for a bikini and getting a tattoo in an effort to be noticed.
Individual achievement and earning badges are out. Political correctness and self-esteem are in. Girls still will have an opportunity to earn badges – for now – but the emphasis is on the new Journeys programs, which focus on broad themes and encourage "groupthink."...
By the time an "enlightened" Girl Scout reaches the Seniors program, she is encouraged to become an "agent of change" for the global good and an "ambassador" for causes championed by left-leaning women's advocacy groups. Partnerships have been formed with Planned Parenthood, and the Girl Scouts have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with gun control advocates and radical environmental groups.
Moms have traditionally been the backbone of scouting. They have served as mentors and troop leaders, chauffeurs, fundraisers and organizers. Today, moms are being told to take a hike when their daughters become teenagers. Yes, moms are to be replaced at the most critical time in a girl's life with young adults or others judged to be suitably "hip" and trained by groups like the Ashland Institute who will lead their daughters down the garden path toward the New Age...
It now appears that service to this country may also be on the way out with the new emphasis on globalism. Last year at the 51st Girl Scout National Council Session and Convention, the traditional flag ceremony was trashed, as was the playing of our Nation Anthem. Flags of all nations were brought in bunched together to the tune of "September" by Earth, Wind and Fire.
All civic organizations are losing membership with more things competing for our attention and more demands on our time. However, the Girl Scouts, in an effort to keep up with the times, have thrown out their core value system, the very thing that makes scouting a worthwhile endeavor...
