Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 It's been about two years, and even though it would seem to violate WOSM's requirements, I haven't found any reaction to the UK officially allowing atheist members. Link to post Share on other sites
Cambridgeskip 658 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Actually about 1 year but I'll let you off Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4344 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Would you expect there to be? We're talking about a very loose federation of national organizations. They aren't in a position to issue censures. If I understand the history of world scouting in general, the real impact comes as youth convene at world jamborees then take their discoveries about scouts from other nations home and re-tell them. A truly glacial process in our post-modern age, but then again glaciers are receding more quickly as well too! I think substantive "actions", if there will be any at all, will be in which organizations get invited to world jamborees. For example invitations sent to, the US based Baden Powell Scouting Organization vs Trail Life might indirectly communicate WOSM's sensibilities. (Or it might simply indicate, who knows who in the broader scouting community.) In any case, at the moment we can't even expect to have tea leaves to read. Link to post Share on other sites
fred johnson 936 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 ... this reminds me of a joke my son told me this weekend about his homework as he didn't like having homework this weekend. Those who learn history are doomed to repeat it. Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1615 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Is there any pie left? I brought the coffee. Link to post Share on other sites
TAHAWK 1420 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Would it seem so strange if we considered that BSA let some atheists in back around 1926? How many associations exclude Buddhists on the grounds of their atheism? Certainly not the largest, Indonesia. Link to post Share on other sites
fred johnson 936 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Is there any pie left? I brought the coffee. Pie? Shame. We're scouts. We call it cobbler. Link to post Share on other sites
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