Just went through the wood Badge course and my ticket is "to help our Scouts recognize the role that faith takes in Scouting". I am a Webelos den II leader this year. Last year I told the parents to go ahead and check off two items under 8e and sign for them (they are AKELA) . I have six Scouts now with their Webelos Badge and they are up to ten activates done, everyone will bridge over this next March. The troop I am with is chartered through a public school so as far as religion goes the diversity is HIGH. I wanted to open our first meeting with an invocation; if you have been to Wood Badge course you have seen that every morning after the flag ceremony there is an invocation and before lunch and dinner. During the second three days our Patrol (BOB WHITES) did an invocation before every meal.
Well my committee says "NO" no invocation it could destroy our very diverse troop!! So, I have set up with my Catholic church to visit with the Catholic Boy Scouts and they will be able to take on ParvuLi Dei through them. Next I am hopefully going to set up my other scouts through there own religious org. and they can do "GOD AND FAMILY" now all my Webelos will be able to wear the Emblem of faith over their left pocket. This should satisfy my ticket; hopefully! I do not know of any Boy Scout troops in my area that are not chartered through a religious org. and my Webelos will need to experience this change now.
What I am also thinking is those Scouts that are atheist, how would they earn the Badge of Faith. How does this sound... FAITH has two meanings a noun for being of an religious organization or believing in a higher power. Also a noun of having a high trust In someone, your child or your parent; so would not this mean they have a FAITH. I think this needs to be a round table discussion
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Just went through the wood Badge course and my ticket is "to help our Scouts recognize the role that faith takes in Scouting". I am a Webelos den II leader this year. Last year I told the parents to go ahead and check off two items under 8e and sign for them (they are AKELA) . I have six Scouts now with their Webelos Badge and they are up to ten activates done, everyone will bridge over this next March. The troop I am with is chartered through a public school so as far as religion goes the diversity is HIGH. I wanted to open our first meeting with an invocation; if you have been to Wood Badge course you have seen that every morning after the flag ceremony there is an invocation and before lunch and dinner. During the second three days our Patrol (BOB WHITES) did an invocation before every meal.
Well my committee says "NO" no invocation it could destroy our very diverse troop!! So, I have set up with my Catholic church to visit with the Catholic Boy Scouts and they will be able to take on ParvuLi Dei through them. Next I am hopefully going to set up my other scouts through there own religious org. and they can do "GOD AND FAMILY" now all my Webelos will be able to wear the Emblem of faith over their left pocket. This should satisfy my ticket; hopefully! I do not know of any Boy Scout troops in my area that are not chartered through a religious org. and my Webelos will need to experience this change now.
What I am also thinking is those Scouts that are atheist, how would they earn the Badge of Faith. How does this sound... FAITH has two meanings a noun for being of an religious organization or believing in a higher power. Also a noun of having a high trust In someone, your child or your parent; so would not this mean they have a FAITH. I think this needs to be a round table discussion