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Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes (apnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/upliftingnews

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There's a lot I don't like about the organization, but this is something a love--a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There's a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won't discount it even though it's riddled with a dark history.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

The Boy Scouts of America is a Christian organization.

Although, as I was a scout myself that shit never came into play other than the occasional group prayer at big, national events. The individual stuff in our troop was agnostic af and my troop leader was Jewish.

[–] zammy95 22 points 6 months ago

This exactly. When going up ranks, it was the smallest topic. "Yeah, god, great guy", the leaders chuckled, we moved on.

[–] IMongoose 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's not exclusively Christian though, a scout can get recognition from what looks like most popular religions:

https://www.scouting.org/awards/religious-awards/chart/

[–] SpaghettiYeti 8 points 6 months ago

And no religion at all. I just said I was spiritual and meditated and it sufficed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Gonna have to get Satan on that list if they want my kid pledging in it.

[–] dojan 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I believe we have Christian led organisations here in Sweden as well, but they don't necessarily push religion as part of their operations. It really depends though. I recall an after-school thing being held at a local church when I was a kid. Other than it taking place in a church from the 1200s, there wasn't really anything religious about it.

Are the girl scouts also religious? All I've ever really heard about the girl scouts is that they sell biscuits, but I assume they engage in the same activities?

[–] candybrie 1 points 6 months ago

Girl Scouts are secular. They're completely different organizations rather than two branches of the same organization.