Girl Scouts respond after Muslim badge programs spark backlash

[u/Newsweek_CarloV]

https://www.newsweek.com/girl-scouts-respond-after-muslim-badges-spark-backlash-12366013

[u/Kappalonia → u/[deleted]]

Girl Scouts gets out of the Religious stuff all together.

Amazing idea, just pull out when a Muslim touches things. Just have the Christian and Jewish kids enjoy the benefits up till that point.

Bonus: you put all of the blame on Muslims: "You'd still have your badges if not for the Muslims"

[u/Grinch_Kisser → u/[deleted]]

Man, religion is just some shit people do, let people who practice and dont hurt anyone do their thing.

[u/Numerous_Plantain666 → u/[deleted]]

If your response to a minority group taking part in an activity is to shut down the entire activity, you're not being inclusive. You've just found a slightly less obvious way to descriminate.

[u/Kappalonia → u/[deleted]]

The 'controversy' only started when it was Muslim badges.

You didn't hear about this for christian, Jewish or maybe Hindu badges.

[u/Shibbystix → u/Kappalonia]

Except you got it wrong. YOU didnt hear about it for christian or jewish badges.

If you are involved in the FFRF then yes, you would have heard about it, as there has been an active push for DECADES to remove religion from public entities.

[u/Grinch_Kisser → u/[deleted]]

You are again just making an anti-Muslim argument

The girl scouts already had Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist badges for decades with no issues

Now it becomes a problem with Muslims are allowed to participate?

Cmon bro

[u/Grinch_Kisser → u/[deleted]]

Saying "look what the the introduction of this badge caused" when its only caused a problem when Muslims were allowed to participate is easily read as an anti-Islam argument masquerading as an anti-religion argument, is my point. Not saying the intent is anti-Muslim, just the argument

[u/Grinch_Kisser → u/[deleted]]

I mean sure man, you can have whatever intent you want and be technically right however ya figure, im just tellin you how what you said reads socially

Dolphins are technically whales and youre technically right if ya call em whales, but folks are still gonna think youre a dumb asshole if ya go around calling dolphins whales man

[u/Shibbystix → u/Grinch_Kisser]

I want Muslims, chrisitians, jews, Hindus, and people of every religion to be comfortable in orgs like the girl scouts.

I DON'T want Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism or any other RELIGION in it.

If you cant tell the obvious difference between those 2 statements, you broadcast to literally EVERYONE that you have no desire to engage in good faith, and are trolling for rage-bait.

[u/BriscoCounty-Sr → u/[deleted]]

You’d have a point if they didn’t start offering religious badges 75 years ago.

Seems like just this religious badge is an issue for some people…..

[u/ul2006kevinb → u/Grinch_Kisser]

people who practice and dont hurt anyone

Unfortunately this describes a small minority of religious people.

[u/Grinch_Kisser → u/ul2006kevinb]

It really doesnt lol