Letter to the Editor: Boy Scouts

[Lacmeh]

Typical trolling of good old gunnysgt.
Refusing to discuss.
I noticed it in about every thread he posted in.
Gunnysgt, please explain now, why the Boy Scouts should get government funds, when excluding a significant portion of the US population from participation.

 

[Havoc]

Hey be easy on ol Gunny. He's a Veteran, and we all know all Veterans are Good Christians and all Veterans should be treated with the respect their incredible wisdom dictates. All Veterans agree so they must all be right...

Wait a minute.... I'm a Veteran too... I'm not a Christian.... I disagree with Gunny all the time. Hmmm, maybe being a Veteran really isn't that relevant to this board, or to being right.

Never mind

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Lacmeh
Typical trolling of good old gunnysgt.

Like I said lamech, I am a fly fisherman.

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Havoc

Wait a minute.... I'm a Veteran too...
Never mind

Dear witch aka Havoc, I have heard you state previously that you are a veteran which has seen combat.

Would you please enlighten as to what nation you served under and in which war/combat you served.


Also, if not too much trouble, what was your rank? MOS, if you served in the United States of America Armed Forces.

 

[Lacmeh]

Gunnysgt, please, if you don´t want to discuss the topic at hand, at least write my nickname correctly.
So you repeatedly refuse to address the topic at hand, well that would be trolling in my opinion.
Why are you so afraid to have an own opinion? Or are you too afraid to voice an opinion, that could be at odds with a bible version?
I ask you again, why should the Boy Scouts refuse to let atheists join, but don´t object against any other faith? And with this conduct, why should the government fund an organisation, that excludes a significant portion of the people while claiming to be open for all people?

 

[Havoc]

Originally posted by gunnysgt
Dear witch aka Havoc, I have heard you state previously that you are a veteran which has seen combat.

Would you please enlighten as to what nation you served under and in which war/combat you served.


Also, if not too much trouble, what was your rank? MOS, if you served in the United States of America Armed Forces.

No Problem;

Canadian Army, joining rank Private, retiring rank Captain (Comissioned from the ranks). MOC 23A (Infantry officer)

Cyprus, Syria, Namibia, Desert Storm (with British Army), Croatia, Bosnia. Got my BSA, and a few souvenirs tucked away in a leg and a shoulder where it was easier to leave them in than remove them. My Nick refers to being the first Canadian to see and report the Russian Attack Helicopter of the same name in a combat zone, back when I was Bn Recce Platoon commander.

Just out of Curiosity Gunny, What Combat did you see? Got any souvenirs?

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Havoc

Just out of Curiosity Gunny, What Combat did you see? Got any souvenirs?

Three tours of duty during the Vietnam War with 1st Marine Division.

My MOS's were:8654 Roconnaissance Man, Parachute and SCUBA Qualified,
8541 Scout/Sniper

I have a shadow box with various decorations I received while serving my country in the USMC. My father who is deceased as of last year was in the USMC for 26 years has a shadow box(display case) with numerous decorations which is in my mother's home along with mine. My mother has a spare bedroom which is the USMC room in her home. Their along with much USMC memorabilia is displayed on the wall my father's shadow box along with mine.

I recently read in a gun magazine that a Canadian Army Sniper made the longest target neutralization in battle conditions while serving in Afghanistan. The next month a former member of this Canadian sniper team wrote the American published gun magazine thanking them for recognizing the skills of Canadian Army Snipers.

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Lacmeh

Why are you so afraid to have an own opinion?

I fear only God and hate only sin.

Marines and Christians fear only God.

 

[Havoc]

1st Div. Tough bunch. I'm aware of your Unit's Vietnam history. It figures rather highly in Military History studies in Kingston.

I've always been intrigued by the differences in employment strategy between Canadian Snipers and American Snipers. We don't use them agressively enough IMHO, I'd like to see more Canadian Snipers used in the Advance to Contact role like you folks do, rather than mostly defensive. I got into trouble more than once for letting my Snipers do Counter Sniping Operations on Patrol. But it's easier to get forgiveness than permission eh?

In any case I think my point in all this was to point out that, IMHO, you may be giving people the wrong idea when you purport that Christian and Marine go hand-in-hand. Most of the Marines I've known, and had the pleasure to bar brawl with, have been nominal Christians at best (ie believe in Christ because Mom did, but don't figure to do anything about it any time soon). I also know of quite a few Jewish, Atheist, Agnostic, and even two Pagan Marines. All of us from the Western Democracies who fought in all the conflicts from the Great War on are responsible for the freedoms we share, not just the Christians. Your Christianity may have helped you in your military career but I doubt it makes for good proof or even arguement religion wise. Comments that seem to indicate that Veteran=Earned Respect are valid, comments that Veteran=Christian are not... IMHO.

 

[Gunny]

Your Christianity may have helped you in your military career but I doubt it makes for good proof or even arguement religion wise. Comments that seem to indicate that Veteran=Earned Respect are valid, comments that Veteran=Christian are not... IMHO. [/B]

Honestly, I wasn't a Christian while in the USMC. I have come to know many Vietnam Vets including, but not limited to the Corps that have been born again and become Christians since after being in service to the United States. My involvment with Pointman Ministries has allowed me to meet many Marines that are Christians, retired, active and reserves.

 

[Lacmeh]

Gunnysgt, how often do I have to ask you for your opinion, before you answer?
You stubbornly refuse to address the point of the thread.
I can only assume, that you aren´t intersted in the slightest in a meaningful discussion.
Please answer the question at hand, Why should Boy Scouts exclude Atheists but not any other religion from their ranks? And why should they get government funds while doing so? Please use your own words.
Or are you so afraid of your version of god, that you don´t dare to say anything in fear it goes against his holy word and he will turn his wrath against you?

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Lacmeh

Or are you so afraid of your version of god, that you don?t dare to say anything in fear it goes against his holy word and he will turn his wrath against you?

Lacmeh, you need to stand down a might.

First of all, I don't or have not created my version of God. I as a Christian know that the Bible describes the nature of God(The Father, The Son[Jesus Christ], The Holy Spirit).

Being a follower of Jesus Christ isn't about creating my own god and then living my life however I choose.

The way of the Cross is about obedience to the God revealed to the believer through God's Word and the Holy Spirit.

Concerning the Boy Scouts of America, I believe in a time such as this, this one time honored God fearing, God believing organization has the right to exist regardless of the liberal critics that want to remove everything that reminds them and offends them, that being God.

Lacmeh, I have the right to answer anyone I choose in cyberland.

Please remember the Christian Forum Mission Statement: Christian Forums was established as a free, non-profit and non-denominational online
Christian community to unite Christians of every denomination together as one body.

This is my home as a Christian, that professes that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.

You and others that reject that there is One God(The Father, The Son[Jesus Christ], The Holy Spirit), One Truth are visitors to a Christian Forum.

 

[Lacmeh]

Gunnysgt, you desperately try to cloud the issue or shift topics.

No one here contested the right of any religious goup to exist, as long as its mode of conduct is in accordance to human rights and national law.
Please answer now the question, why Boy Scouts should exclude atheists but not any other religion and why they should receive government funding while doing this.

As far as websites go, everyone here,t hat isn´t affiliated with the owner, is a visitor, regardless of his faith or nonfaith.

Well i guess, you have the right to answer anyone in any way you choose. I have on the other hand the right to ask questions and when the one asked does repeatedly dodge the question at hand, I have the right to assume, that the same one isn´t interested in a discussion.

These discussion forums here under the folder Open Discussion are welcoming anyone, regardless of faith or nonfaith last time I checked.

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Lacmeh
Gunnysgt, you desperately try to cloud the issue or shift topics.

God bless America and the Boy Souts of America!!!!

Oorah!!!!!

Translation-Desparately clouding issues coupled with topic shifting-Lord some of you gents take yourselves just a might too serious, but you have at it lad, win one for the gipper!!! LOL!

 

[Lacmeh]

Gunnysgt, why don´t you answer the question at hand? I have asked you qutie a few times and you still avoid an answer. I don´t know, what you would call this sort of behavior, I would call it avoidance.

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Lacmeh
Perhaps you should actually inform yourself on your countries laws before making stupid posts. It seems, that I know these laws better than you.

So let me get this straight lac my lad, you are not a citizen of my beloved United States of America, but you want to put the heat on me to answer you about something that has diddley squat to do with you.

Are we clear lac my boy.

Best go bark up Hector's tree some more, son.

I don't have clue one as to your country of origin other than your statement that it isn't United States so we are concluded about my Country and the Boy Scouts of America.

 

[Lacmeh]

I suppose, being not a citizen of the United States, invalidates any opinion I have?
Or is it jsut another nice evasion tactic?
Or are you so blinded, that you won´t acknowledge the fact, that the Boy Scouts are a worldwide organisation? And that the mode of conduct in the USA has some meaning elsewhere?
Wha tis concluded, is that you still refuse to answer my questions, thus proving my point. as a citizen of the uSA, you should be glad, that I ask question instead of jumping to conclusions on media reports.

 

[Gunny]

Originally posted by Lacmeh
I would call it avoidance.

Yep, I sure would call it avoidance.

Lac's profile: nothing stated, NOTHING.

So lac my lad before you start pointing your finger re:eqivication, eqivicating, eqivicated, etc... and avoidance--take note your profile is aviodance, son.

You come to a Christian Forum and state the way this is and that is about a God who you don't believe in and then accuse me of avoidance and Hector(fellow Christian Brother) of his ignorance of the laws of United States of America and classify his posts as stupid.

Well lac, you are a ghost, no country, no stated belief, no Nothing, son.

So as I stated lad we have concluded our discusson regarding my country, these United States of America.

If I appear gruff and gnarly it's because I have experienced too much and seen too much to be dogged out by someone that refuses to disclose any intel regarding themselves.

Have a good day, Sir!!!

 

[crazyfingers]

In other words, Gunny doesn't want to answer.  Gunny didn't answer my question on page 2 either...

 

[Havoc]

Gunny would you prefer we asked one of the American non-Christians on this board to ask the same question? Would you answer it then?