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If a Jehovah's Witness chose not to buy GS cookies, it was a decision they made on their own. There is not an organization policy on this.
Many of the things that individual witnesses do, or do not do, is governed by that individual person's conscience. We have a term within our organization that we use: "conscience matters." These are matters that do not have a direct biblical mandate.
The individual who decided against the purchase of Girl Scout cookies may have felt that to do so would be supporting an organization that promotes nationalism. Jehovah's Witnesses all over the world, no matter what country they live in, choose to remain neutral in matters pertaining to nationalism, which often is the cause of warfare.
Jesus said at Mark 12:17: "Pay back Caesar's things to Caesar, but God's things to God." So we pay all our taxes, and obey the laws and respect the authorities, but our devotion and heartfelt allegiance goes only to God and His kingdom. This person may have felt that by supporting Girl Scouts they may compromise to some extent their neutrality as far as human political endeavors are concerned, and take away from their allegiance to God's Kingdom.
Jehovah's Witnesses are free moral agents. Jehovah's Witnesses try to consider what effect our actions may have on our relationship with our creator and the effect it might have on the consciences of those around us, even in seemingly small matters such as the support of the Girl Scouts organization. Individually, each of us make choices based on the knowledge that we have at the time. Evidently this person decided that to purchase the cookies may have violated their conscience based on the information and knowledge that he or she has at the time.
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There is nothing about the Girl Scouts Organization that would prevent a Jehovah's Witness from buying cookies. This has nothing to do with nationalism or otherwise but it is possible that they had a religious or holiday theme that the Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate.
Or, more likely it was for a reason like anyone else might have. For instance, maybe they were on a diet, maybe they are diabetic and can't eat sweets, maybe their own daughter is selling the same cookies for her troop or maybe they didn't have the money at the time.
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There is no article in Watchtower forbidding the purchase of Girl Scout cookies. Like the first Brother/Sister said: it is a personal choice and falls into the "grey" area where there is no biblical mandate either forbidding or endorsing the idea.
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girl scout cookies
For Girl Scouts of the USA, depending on the Girl Scout council, Girl Scout cookies were priced from $0.35 to $0.50 in 1960.
Girl scout cookies are still a yearly fundraiser for GSUSA.
People in Alabama can purchase Girl Scout cookies from any Girl Scout who is selling them. They can also use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder or the Girl Scout Cookie Finder App to find the price, locations, and sale dates of the current Girl Scout Cookie Sale.Girl Scout councils determine which of two cookie bakers (ABC Cookies and Little Brownie Bakers) supply the cookies for their council. There are three Girl Scout councils in Alabama. If you want to know which baker supplies the cookies in your area, contact the local council or look at any box of Girl Scout cookies.
Since Girl Scouts are not required to sell Girl Scout products, there are many Girl Scouts who did not sell any Girl Scout cookies.
The equivalent of Girl Scout Cookies in Tasmania is Girl Guide Biscuits, sold by Girl Guides Australia, Inc.
Girl Scouts of the USA sell Girl Scout Cookies. Girl Guides of Canada sell Girl Guide Cookies. Girl Guides Australia sell Girl Guide Biscuits (cookies).
Girl Scout cookies cost about $0.50 to $1.00 in 1970.
Depending on the local Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout cookies cost either $3.50 or $4.00 per box in 2013.
The companies which bake the Girl Scout cookies choose the names for the different varieties. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has the final approval for the names of the cookies.
Each Girl Scout council determines the price of the cookies sold by Girl Scouts in their council. For 2011, most Girl Scout councils are selling cookies for either $3.50 or $4.00 per box. Use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder (see Related Links) to contact your local Girl Scout council to find out the price of their cookies.
Yes, Girl Scout cookies were 25 cents per box in the early years. From 1922 to about 1952 Girl Scout cookies cost approximately 25 cents per box, depending on where the cookies were sold.