Sarge 10 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 P.R.A.Y. has decided to change the appearance of it's Religious Emblems. http://www.praypub.org/main_frameset.htm I realize it was part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, but I fail to understand why the re-design. To me, they seem too 'pretty' and just plain ugly. Link to post Share on other sites
John-in-KC 311 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 PRAY is a freestanding business. You have to ask them. While there are relationships between BSA and PRAY, they do not involve item design. You have to ask PRAY. Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 732 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Looks like a cost-cutting measure as well...all the awards now use the same parts, which reduces manufacturing costs. I'll hold on to my original Pro Deo Et Patria, which was durn hard to earn back in 1969. Link to post Share on other sites
Nike 94 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Let the hoarding begin. Link to post Share on other sites
Novice_Cubmaster 10 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Went to the link in Sarge's post. Looks like they only changed the Christian medals & left the rest of us alone. NC Link to post Share on other sites
Lodge 489 10 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I recently met with the Director of PRAY and he said that the design change came because of feedback from Scouts about what they would like to wear. The panel of Scouts chose the new design and based upon our church's recent program we found the same response. When our Scouts were given the choice of either the new emblems or the older ones, they unanimously chose the new design. Even Scouts that had already started out their series with the old style emblems wanted the newer ones for their latest award. This is from a group of about 25 Scouts we put through in August. Link to post Share on other sites
Arrowhead 10 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 My son just earned his second in the series. I showed him the change in emblem design and asked which he liked best. He chose the old "classic" God and Family. So I wrote at the top of the application, and highlighted it, that he'd prefer that over the new design, if they happened to still have them in stock. They obliged, and he and I are happy about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Lodge 489 10 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Mark said that they would have the older styles in stock for awhile longer so you shouldn't have any problem getting them. Plus, I know several "patch traders" that plan on buying up quite a bit of his remaining inventory and then have them available on Ebay for sale - so they should be around for the near future. Link to post Share on other sites
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