Boy Scouts of America rebranding to more inclusive Scouting America

https://lemmy.world/post/15133406

Boy Scouts of America rebranding to more inclusive Scouting America - Lemmy.World

Gay members? ✅
Gay leaders? ✅
Girls? ✅

Atheists? Um… er… well…

blog.scoutingmagazine.org/…/belief-in-god-scoutin…

As an atheist scout, I got around that by just lying to them. LOL. I guess I wasn’t a good scout.

About the 'belief in God' requirement in Scouting

The BSA asks its members to affirm a belief in God. That doesn't mean the Boy Scouts of America tells its members which religion to practice.

Aaron On Scouting
I’m an Eagle and an atheist. I don’t remember being required to confirm a belief. But even though I was part of an organization in a very small very religious town, nobody seemed to care.