Re: "humanistic" believer scout

In a message dated 98-03-26 01:43:17 EST, skovgard@PUBLIC1.GUANGZHOU.GD.CN
writes:

<< Any thoughts out there. Religion is such a touchy issue and I do not
want to offend this family in any way, especially since this boy has
been advancing through scouts in the past years. >>

For what it is worth- my opinion has always been that until a person is 30
years old and has had a child he or she doesn't know if he is an atheist or a
believer. I am certainly not convinced that a Webelos knows.

The dispositive issue then is not, in my opinion, what I think, but what his
parents think. I would present the issue to the parents- read the declaration
of religious principles to them. If they can answer that they agree and that
they subscribe to those principles- that is your answer. If they insist on
disagreeing, you have your answer as well. Do not however allow the evasion:
we are "humanists." When they ask: "do humanists qualify?", turn it around
and say, "I don't know- Do they?"

Again, give them the rule, ask them if they qualify. If they say yes- go with
it. If they say no- explain the consequences and ask again. If they still
say no, you know what to do.

Yours in Scouting,

G. John Marmet ASM
T156 Glenview Illinois

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