Re: Religious Knot
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Thu, 23 May 1996 10:14:37 -0500
Professor Beaver (Mike Bowman) listed the various booklets
available for Catholic and Protestant (including Baptist) Cubs
and Scouts.
I wanted to add a short "mee too" to the comments.
>All Scouts that earn a religious emblem are entitled to wear the silver
>square knot on a purple background no. 5014.
Additionally, if a Cub earned a religious emblem as a Cub Scout and
later earns a SEPARATE one as a WEBELOS Cub Scout, he may wear
a small Cub Scout and another small WEBELOS Cub Scout device to
his square knot.
The WEBELOS Cub Scout device was added a few years back to
accommodate those religions which offered religious emblems based on
age, not on Scout status.
>And quoting from A Scout's Duty to God and Country, 3d ed. Copyright 1995,
>
>"These recognition devices serve as a lure and may help encourage other
>Scouts to participate in religious growth programs. The square knot
>also serves another very important function: it identifies the wearer as
>having completed a very important step towards becoming an adult. Most
>Scouts have seen adults wearing various knots on their uniforms and for
>most Scouts this will be the first time they also can wear one of the
>square knots on their uniform, signalling a link to adulthood. And you
>can believe that in the Scout's eyes that knot is about two feet long and
>one foot high when he looks down at his uniform with pride."
(I love that quote!!)
>And yes the Scout can wear this knot throughout the rest of his Scouting
>career...
With the appropriate device(s) indicating in which program(s) he (or she)
has earned the religious emblem. Remember that the religious emblems
belong to the CHURCH or RELIGIOUS BODY issuing them, NOT the BSA
or GSUSA; that other youth members outside of "organized Scouting
organizations" may earn these awards; and once the person becomes a
Scout or Explorer (or adult volunteer or professional) MAY wear the
appropriate square knot on the uniform with the appropriate device(s).
Hope the additional information helps!!
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