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"It is a puzzlement"... "The king in The King And I" We all have to find our own way in this world. If , as a youth, you join Scouts and are asked to make that Scout Promise (it is not , after all, an "OATH:), and you decide your "Duty to God" is not to believe in it/her/him, so be it. There is something out there that will draw you, whether it is the Three Laws of Newtonian physics or some spiritual awakening ("aHA !"). My dad was a good man. I feel blessed to have had him , or did he have me? No matter. He often told me he was uncomfortable with "Organized Religion". I came to find this rather curious, because he was a 33rd degree Mason, which is a very spiritual and very organized organization, when you think about it. AwakeEnergyScouter, no one is asking/requiring you to be a monotheistic believer. If someone is, then they need to be reminded that the Scouting movement , at least in the US of A is "non-sectarian". It professes no particular faith. True, some Troops/Packs and around the world other Scout orgs do require some religious connection, that is their right, and you and your family can choose accordingly. As a Scout Chaplain, I have had some good conversations with Scouts who come and say "I'm not sure about this God stuff." Yeah, me too.... You can look up B-P's quotes about religion and faith. Remember, he came from a Church of England start, but became very "universal", shall we say. Did you hear about the agnostic, dyslexic insomniac? Poor fellow lay awake all night wondering if there is a dog....... -
Not sure what you are saying. It specifically states "respect others' beliefs" and does not mention anything about monotheism or otherwise. Pretty broad and subjective it seems to me. But, whatever floats your boat, as some say. -
By AwakeEnergyScouter · Posted
Being told that I have to believe in the Christian god, or at least be a monotheist, because of the legacy phrasing of the spiritual duty Scouting America uses. The Law I have made the Promise to do my best to follow many times as a youth starts "A scout seeks their own beliefs and respects that of others." I have to do no such thing (be a monotheist), thank you very much, and you don't get to tell me what my spiritual beliefs are. -
We had a troop near us that folded and we rolled their Scouts into our troop. Their SM became one of our ASMs. Honestly the only interaction or feedback from the council was an inquiry about the Troop treasury / funds. That inquiry was ignored, funds went to the CO -
By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
We were fortunate for a long time. CO was involved with us, but it helped that the pastor is an Eagle and his son was in the troop. However when he left, the de facto interim pastor was not a fan of Boy Scouts. Things we had been able to do for decades were no longer allowed. When one of my sons had their Eagle Court of Honor, which was planned over 3 months in advance per her instructions, at the last minute she asked if we could postpone or move it because the church wanted to use the reserved room. When I suggested using a smaller room at the church that would accommodate us, she got very defensive. She went on and on about how we had to clean up after ourselves, not make in messes in the kitchen, etc etc. And when the pack that was folding went to her to see if they could move there and restart the church's pack, her attitude and demeanor threw the leadership off and they wnet elsewhere. With the new pastor, things have gotten back to normal. So with the 100+ year history with the CO, we would not have a problem with them keeping the money. However, with everything the council has done, and not done, we don't want them to get a dime more than what they are charging. Finding a new unit in our area is the challenge. Officially the last new unit is 2-3 years old, but in reality it resulted from the folding of one pack and moving to a new CO. Otherwise the last new troop was the girls troop founded in 2019. Even before their creation, units were dying. Our problems started before COVID.
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