In 1957 I was born and living in New York State and being raised in a small town as a strict Catholic. At my first communion I received a Girl Scout doll dressed in a Brownie uniform from my Aunt and sponsor at my communion. I lived to be a girl scout from then on and could not wait to join and participate and get my uniform, earn badges and march in the local parades on holidays. The meetings were held in the basement of a non- catholic church. No religion was involved. One day my mom told me that I was sinning and I had to stop the troop or I would be excommunicated at the age of 8 and go to hell. This was according to the Catholic Church. I never got over the unfairness of the Catholic Church bullying me as a small child. I quit the church when I turned 18 and so did all of the teens in my extensive family who were Catholic. This was common in the 1960's and continues as the Catholic Church continues to be more outdated in each passing year. The Catholic Church is the real loser.