WD Youth Petition to save the District

[Praxeas]

BTW isn't gerry mandering about effecting representation and votes? An attempt to get someone elected etc etc? How would making two districts do that?

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

any idea why? I wonder why someone that lives a 10 hour drive from campmeeting can't see the need to redo the district

Didn't you guys already have a whole thread on this?

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Nobody is saying you can't go to our campmeetings....but tell me Berk...how would a district split effect you? If the campmeeting is moved to the middle of the northern district there would be more people who are closer to it and perhaps more likely to attend.

Let me ask....why NOT split it in two aside from the kiddie concerns? I mean they can still have their friends. They can still see them. I mean, after all when they are too old to go to camp, what will they do? lose contact or call them and drive up to see them?

It will not affect me one iota. I am concerned for the youth that will be affected by this. Respectfully, you are old[er], so it will not really affect you.
I understand your position. I don't think they should be robbed of what they do have now just because they will grow distant when they are older adults.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

Didn't you guys already have a whole thread on this?

I didn't see anyone venture to say why the north didn't want it..or was that the part about wanting to be conrol freaks?

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

BTW isn't gerry mandering about effecting representation and votes? An attempt to get someone elected etc etc? How would making two districts do that?

Greater chance to have one of your own guys put into office.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

It will not affect me one iota. I am concerned for the youth that will be affected by this. Respectfully, you are old[er], so it will not really affect you.
I understand your position. I don't think they should be robbed of what they do have now just because they will grow distant when they are older adults.

but as it is there are probably far less youths going to many of these functions because of the driving distance and not fuel prices too.....

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Prax, I am almost seeing double here, look up my post on the District Office fiasco and tell me the loss of Drama Tour and such as is forecast with the budget cuts is really best for this year with new GS and pivotal changes on the plate in the General Conference in the fall?

Besides, there is a closer YOUTH function in another city.....

[Kansas Preacher]

Originally Posted by rkentsmith

Yeah...anything for the kids......

My CAF petition seems to be ignored

It's just that I seem to remember you discouraging me from trying a petition drive last year, saying it wouldn't work.

My, how times have changed.

[revrandy]

I was told today about this website and it disturbed me..


To use these kids for political gain is nothing short of abuse... Please these kids worried about the district split when a number of them probaly don't attend district functions in the first place....some of the Pastors listed have their own youth camps and want their own meetings... and don't want their kids attending district functions anyways.....

To bring these kids into this is completely shameless and sickening...

I am sure it's just youthful innocence tho not fueled by their pastors who don't want the split to happen...

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I didn't see anyone venture to say why the north didn't want it..or was that the part about wanting to be conrol freaks?

The control freaks were those who declared other events off limits.