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more about #scoutshonor Liz11685: I feel like even though this project clashes with my personal beliefs, and the beliefs of most of the Girl Scouts I've met (and being a member for the... more » OhKermie: These conversations seem to turn into whose experience of GS sucked vs whose didn't. I think Annie's service is another reason why the GS are a valued... more » Pennyfeather: This thread is just making me sad about how shitty my own Girl Scout experience was. JEZ MAMAS, make sure the troop leadership is strong before you th... more » Dorilys: I start feeling stabby when I read about teaching creationism in school science classrooms. Religion is not a science! They are different! more » SaradaNimpy: Yeah, this project makes me sick to my stomach, but I'd rather see the Girl Scouts stay away from being too prescriptive with the Gold Award subject m... more » katyarizhaya: I am such a fervent fan of Girl Scouts (I got my Gold Award for instituting a acting workshop in an after-school program for underprivileged middle-sc... more » sheistolerable: Even when I was a youngster you could earn a Girl Scout award for integrating your scouting with secular humanism (they offer the same for many, many ... more » onestrawplz: What if this girl was a Holocaust denier and distributed "the Holocaust was a hoax" materials? I'm not saying that being a Creationist is AS bad as d... more » nora charles: For the record, it appears as though Annie Wichman attends a Christian school, and I'm guessing that's also where she taught her creationism . . . so ... more » sailorsong: Children and religion are a dangerous combination. Children take things very literally, try telling your kids to go fly a kite, when you tell them w... more » laureltreedaphne: Well, I don't know. I'm torn on this. Would the Girl Scouts give a gold award to a student who collected science teaching materials and taught science... more » letitcrash: I don't think that "won" is the proper verb. Don't you "earn" awards in Girl Scouts? Like you have to do certain things, and you are specifically work... more » meg9: honestly? Good for Annie! All viewpoints should be acknowledged and respected in the girl scouts, and the award should be based on the amount of time ... more » willwriteforfood: I'm disappointed her troop leaders OKed this project as being good for the community. What are we teaching, that dedication to an incorrect theory is ... more » hellosunshine: Edited because my original comment was too ranty - I'm a Gold Award recipient and just became a member of the board of approval in my council and this... more » sportz.star: I understand that for many people "community" = "religious community." That's 100% A-OK in my book. Where it's not OK is when people opt in to a com... more » zombie_dola: The new site design offers a nice juxtaposition and it looks like all of the scientists at the Creation museum are looking up at (giant) Annie Wichman... more » pear.shaped.Sara: Did the parents of the children know she was preaching to their kids? It seems like the schools should've informed them (or that the kids would spill ... more » kellieherson: Why has my state been such an embarrassment in the national news as of late?! I promise you all: Many, many Wisconsinites are very open-minded and v... more » GirlyQ is a manta ray: This makes me disappointed. But I will say, that most of the Girl Scouts I've known, and what I know of their program, has been really positive, and t... more » -
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Pseudo-Science Badge!
Wisconsin's Annie Wichman has won the Gold Award, the Girl Scouts' highest honor - based on "passion" and community involvement - for "Alternate Universe," in which she collected Creationism teaching materials and preached the literal gospel in elementary schools. [MotherJones] -
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Girls Scouts Attempts To Modernize, Attract Minorities
In response to falling membership, Girl Scouts is modernizing, de-emphasizing badges and introducing more online programs. One thing staying the same: the cookies. More »
