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BSA leadership told the Church (and numerous other stakeholders) that they wouldn’t change heir policy . . . And then they did, by ramming through a vote when they knew the Church delegation to the national board would be gone.  
BSA leadership told GSUSA that they wouldn’t admit girls . . . And then they did.
BSA leadership heavily leveraged itself financially to build its Summit Bechtel location—which, frankly, they didn’t need; but which was a tremendous ego boost for the leadership.  They have squandered vast resources of cash, property, and goodwill; leaving themselves now as socially and financially vulnerable and non-viable as they’ve ever been in their hundred-year history.
And of course, the council burro-clowns are consistently about as helpful as another hole in the head; and the whole organization has been gouging its membership with useless program, manual, and uniform updates for decades.
I have no idea exactly in what ways Ballard feels the BSA left the Church; but to my mind, it has little to do with gender issues specifically. It has to do with the fact that BSA leadership doesn’t believe in their own product.  They are not trustworthy; they are not loyal; they are only occasionally helpful or friendly or courteous or kind; they despise obedience to any person, institution or principle worth obeying; they are unreliably cheerful; the opposite of thrifty; cowardly; filthy; and blasphemous.  
And in my (admittedly) limited experience with non-LDS scouting:  the boys know it.  They are dismissive of the vestigial character-building aspects of the program and largely see the BSA as a chance to get away from their parents and go play with knives and tell each other dirty jokes.
We can, and will, do better. 

Violence at a football game is utterly unacceptable.

NASA is getting in on the action this year.

Just for you!
 
 

How about no graphic sex? Gay, trans, pan, bi, A, furry, or straight?

There was a $100,000 dollar bill printed a long time ago.  The Bureau of Engraving & Printing, a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, states, “The $100,000 Gold Certificate was used only for official transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and was not circulated among the general public.  This note cannot be legally held by currency note collectors.”
There were also a $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 printed.  The $10,000 bill was printed from 1918 to 1934 I believe but they were extremely rare.  If a bill of that value was printed in 2019 because of inflation my calculations show it would be worth around $200,000.
Presently the $100 is the largest bill printed.  The $500 bill and above have been discontinued.

LINCOLN, Nebraska (CBS Local) -- October 30th 2019 — A man tried to use a fake $1 million bill to open a checking account at a local bank branch, police in Nebraska said.
The man presented the bill to a teller at a Pinnacle Bank branch in Lincoln’s Havelock neighborhood Monday morning, witnesses told investigators. He adamantly claimed it was real despite attempts by tellers to convince him otherwise.
The man left the bank with the phony bill — and without a new account.
Read more at:  https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2019/10/30/police-man-tries-open-account-bank-fake-1-million-bill/

LINCOLN, Nebraska (CBS Local) -- October 30th 2019 — A man tried to use a fake $1 million bill to open a checking account at a local bank branch, police in Nebraska said.
The man presented the bill to a teller at a Pinnacle Bank branch in Lincoln’s Havelock neighborhood Monday morning, witnesses told investigators. He adamantly claimed it was real despite attempts by tellers to convince him otherwise.
The man left the bank with the phony bill — and without a new account.
Read more at:  https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2019/10/30/police-man-tries-open-account-bank-fake-1-million-bill/

Passed the Network+ exam today.  On to the Security+ next 🙂

I clicked the link to see the picture of the "unidentified" mystery object that even the FAA can't recognize.
Duh... its the Bible, no wonder nobody can identify it. 👽

Mystery Object That Fell from Sky through Kentucky Man’s Home Still Unidentified
WARNER TODD HUSTON -- October 26th 2019
The object that reportedly came crashing through a Kentucky man’s home is still unidentified, but the Federal Aviation Administration says it is not an airplane part.
Tommy Woosley says that the still unidentified object smashed through the wallof his Burgin, Kentucky, mobile home last weekend.
The homeowner says that the object must have hit the home when he was gone over the last weekend because when he came home, he found wall damage and damage to his bathroom.
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department says they are seriously looking into reports of an object that may have fallen from an airplane and landed into the side of a man’s mobile home. The device is some type of pressurized canister.
Read more at:
https://godfatherpolitics.com/mystery-object-that-fell-from-sky-through-kentucky-mans-home-still-unidentified/

Mystery Object That Fell from Sky through Kentucky Man’s Home Still Unidentified
WARNER TODD HUSTON -- October 26th 2019
The object that reportedly came crashing through a Kentucky man’s home is still unidentified, but the Federal Aviation Administration says it is not an airplane part.
Tommy Woosley says that the still unidentified object smashed through the wallof his Burgin, Kentucky, mobile home last weekend.
The homeowner says that the object must have hit the home when he was gone over the last weekend because when he came home, he found wall damage and damage to his bathroom.
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department says they are seriously looking into reports of an object that may have fallen from an airplane and landed into the side of a man’s mobile home. The device is some type of pressurized canister.
Read more at:
https://godfatherpolitics.com/mystery-object-that-fell-from-sky-through-kentucky-mans-home-still-unidentified/

Mystery Object That Fell from Sky through Kentucky Man’s Home Still Unidentified
WARNER TODD HUSTON -- October 26th 2019
The object that reportedly came crashing through a Kentucky man’s home is still unidentified, but the Federal Aviation Administration says it is not an airplane part.
Tommy Woosley says that the still unidentified object smashed through the wallof his Burgin, Kentucky, mobile home last weekend.
The homeowner says that the object must have hit the home when he was gone over the last weekend because when he came home, he found wall damage and damage to his bathroom.
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department says they are seriously looking into reports of an object that may have fallen from an airplane and landed into the side of a man’s mobile home. The device is some type of pressurized canister.
Read more at:
https://godfatherpolitics.com/mystery-object-that-fell-from-sky-through-kentucky-mans-home-still-unidentified/

After reading your initial post a few quotes came to mind.
" . . . neither be partaker of other men's sins; keep thyself pure."  -- I Timothy 5:22
"Mercy detached from justice grows unmerciful."  -- C.S. Lewis
We definitely should not encourage people to continue gross sins in their lives.  We should speak the truth to others in love with wisdom (see Ephesians 4:15) and encourage others to turn toward God.  Sometimes (many times) it is best to say nothing as the person is not ready to receive counsel.

How about...make a goal to go to church and just sit in the foyer for ten minutes? You know, baby steps? 
if you make a lesser goal, this might be easier?
So just go even if dressed super informal (if people don’t mind what you wear in your area. In my area, you could show up to church in jeans and we would wrap you in a warm embrace). 
If a bit nervous, go to church sit for a bit in the foyer and then call a friend? It is hard to walk into a building in which you do not know anyone. We are thinking of you! Let us know how it goes! ❤️ 
 

Honesty.  Follow Christ.  Be the person you know you should be.

I worked for a casino for about six years and it was a great day when I got to quit and leave that industry.  My jobs at a casino were a security officer and a warehouse worker.  I knew my employer was engaged in deceit and attempted manipulation to get money out of people.  At the same time, nobody was forcing anyone to go to the casino to gamble.  People did it and still do it today.
In my opinion I would refrain from spending time gambling at casinos as they lead to paths a saint should wish to stay away from.

I worked for a casino for about six years and it was a great day when I got to quit and leave that industry.  My jobs at a casino were a security officer and a warehouse worker.  I knew my employer was engaged in deceit and attempted manipulation to get money out of people.  At the same time, nobody was forcing anyone to go to the casino to gamble.  People did it and still do it today.
In my opinion I would refrain from spending time gambling at casinos as they lead to paths a saint should wish to stay away from.

My sins don't get wiped just because somebody else sins more than me.

After reading this I'm not sure what you want to hear from us.  Did you want to hear that it's okay to gamble?  

Well, I'm impressed too, but I still think the Lord doesn't want you to gamble.   Casino gambling is just institutionalized preying on the weak and vulnerable, a legal business that exploits a vice.  Like running a liquor store (or a whorehouse in Nevada where it's legal). 
So you've got a system because of a handy neurodivergent quirk.  Legal doesn't mean moral.  Can doesn't mean should.  The fact that some LDS folks are crooks, doesn't mean legal gambling is ok.  
But yeah, the ability is still pretty impressive.

I prayed about leaving New York for Utah over seven years ago and felt like we should go.  We left federal housing with some money saved and moved to an apartment in Utah.  There have been challenges for us over the last seven years but now we have a growing retirement account, about $78,000 in equity in our home and I have employment that I really like making about 35% more in wages.

After reading your initial post a few quotes came to mind.
" . . . neither be partaker of other men's sins; keep thyself pure."  -- I Timothy 5:22
"Mercy detached from justice grows unmerciful."  -- C.S. Lewis
We definitely should not encourage people to continue gross sins in their lives.  We should speak the truth to others in love with wisdom (see Ephesians 4:15) and encourage others to turn toward God.  Sometimes (many times) it is best to say nothing as the person is not ready to receive counsel.

After reading your initial post a few quotes came to mind.
" . . . neither be partaker of other men's sins; keep thyself pure."  -- I Timothy 5:22
"Mercy detached from justice grows unmerciful."  -- C.S. Lewis
We definitely should not encourage people to continue gross sins in their lives.  We should speak the truth to others in love with wisdom (see Ephesians 4:15) and encourage others to turn toward God.  Sometimes (many times) it is best to say nothing as the person is not ready to receive counsel.

I can't 'love' this comment enough.  You said what I was trying to find words for.
25+ years of living a double life, of being convinced I was a telestial person, not redeemable, of lies to keep my family together in this life because i KNEW I wouldn't be with them in the next life.  That was hell.  Confessing to the Bishop, to my wife, to the Stake President, to the Disciplinary Council, going to therapy, changing my habits, going through withdrawals, suffering panic attacks, 12 step programs.  These repentance steps have all been difficult, even heart wrenching, but definitely wonderful.