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CatholicEdHead

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22. Guilt by Association setup

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 03:00 PM

Jan 2012

Reading through the link it looks like SOP for ultra-conservative Catholics to take something really minor, blow it out of proportion, sometimes make things up, and stand firm with the unflexable position.

I have also seen them go after Kormon for the Cure breast cancer group for similar things. One hearsay that a very small amount was given to PP, so then in their minds it is evil overall and treated as a enemy ever since.

The pro-life, pro-family movements are extremely paranoid about anything that contradicts their narrow world view which rises or falls on only two or three things (abortion, gay marriage, contraception), the rest is irrelevant.

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Don�t fall for (conservative) smears against the Girl Scouts [View all] onehandle Jan 2012 OP

I asked around the office to find a source for cookies Betsy Ross Jan 2012 #1

I bought 2 boxes this year. MH1 Jan 2012 #24

They're made in the US, from different suppliers nt WolverineDG Jan 2012 #34

My daughter is a girl scout and we have too many. Well, not really, just that I keep eating them. Fuzz Jan 2012 #36

I posted the following image on my facebook page 5 days ago justiceischeap Jan 2012 #2

Why in the world would you post that on YOUR page? proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #5

Because it may promote them but it also informs people of what they are doing justiceischeap Jan 2012 #8

I hope you added a post to explain why you were posting it. jwirr Jan 2012 #30

This is what I posted... justiceischeap Jan 2012 #32

I always post these kinds of things when I see them on DU OmahaBlueDog Jan 2012 #16

Exactly it helps to know your enemy. Initech Jan 2012 #27

I posted it too WolverineDG Jan 2012 #35

Proud Brownie and Girl Scout here. I don't understand anyone smearing the Girl Scouts. txwhitedove Jan 2012 #10

Thanks for posting that! OmahaBlueDog Jan 2012 #15

My older daughter is in 4H MattBaggins Jan 2012 #18

It is a good organization and does not promote the stuff that poster claims it does. Get your girls jwirr Jan 2012 #31

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2012 #3

Did they miss this? BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #4

It's simpler than that for me. If I know the parents, I buy some cookies. If I don't know 'em, Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #6

After reading about the boycott, I ordered 10 boxes from a friend's daughter and asked her to ship Booster Jan 2012 #7

I just wish their fundraising activities noamnety Jan 2012 #9

They ain't gonna raise money selling celery OmahaBlueDog Jan 2012 #12

They might raise money by selling veggies seeds though. noamnety Jan 2012 #13

Nobody forces anybody to purchase the cookies or the lottery tickets OmahaBlueDog Jan 2012 #14

the lottery funds education in my state noamnety Jan 2012 #28

Cookies are not inherently harmful if eaten in moderation. Arkansas Granny Jan 2012 #29

We had this happen in our daughter's scout troop OmahaBlueDog Jan 2012 #11

WTF kind of logic is that? Initech Jan 2012 #26

If a girl is enterprising enough to come to my door, I'll buy some. tanyev Jan 2012 #17

That's not really all that fair MattBaggins Jan 2012 #19

I get that, but I don't really need more calories in my diet. tanyev Jan 2012 #20

I understand that MattBaggins Jan 2012 #21

Guilt by Association setup CatholicEdHead Jan 2012 #22

'ultra-conservative Catholics' are a tiny sliver of American Catholics... onehandle Jan 2012 #23

There's nothing "guilty" about Planned Parenthood. PassingFair Jan 2012 #38

Must have thin mints!!! Odin2005 Jan 2012 #25

Going after Girl Scouts? That's really nuts. Vinca Jan 2012 #33

I always buy a case from the first one that asks me. Iggo Jan 2012 #37

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I haven't bought ellie Jan 2012 #40