Boy and Girl Scouts

Leader Abdul Rashid Abdullah says that there is a natural overlap between Scouting and Islam, including reverence and respect for others Source: Muslim Scouts hoping to change perceptions - CBS News

(RNS) Unitarian Universalists dissolved a previous agreement with the BSA in the 1990s because the Scouting organization had banned openly gay members. Source: Boy Scouts, Unitarian Universalists renew agreement - Religion News Service

They dream of becoming Eagle Scouts, despite the Islamophobia swirling around them. Source: If you don’t believe country, honor and Allah can co-exist, meet these Muslim Boy Scouts - The Washington Post

When Boy Scouts of America dropped its ban on gay adults serving as volunteers, the decision was met with resistance in Utah — led by the Mormon church. But one troop adapted to the change. Source: In Salt Lake City, A Boy Scout Troop That Welcomes Gay...

The church ended speculation that it would sever ties with the Boy Scouts of America because of the Scouts’ decision to let openly gay adults serve as leaders. Source: Mormon Church Will Keep Ties With Boy Scouts Despite Objecting to Gay Leaders - The New...

The vote by the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on openly gay troop leaders last week was a blow to some religious conservative organizations that have long been connected to scouting, especially the Mormon church, which has deep roots in the Boy...

Author: Jennifer O'Brien Source: The London Free Press http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/06/02/5742206-sun.html They hike, sell cookies, do good deeds for badges and, like all Girl Guides, promise to do their best. And most of them do it wearing...

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-bb20troop0aug20,0,… On August 20, 2006 the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported, "Hassene Chaabane has been a Boy Scout all his life, so he jumped at the...

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-bc28troopjul28,0,7… On July 28, 2006 South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported, "Hassene Chaabane has been a Boy Scout all his life, so he...

Source: VOA News http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-25-voa48.cfm On July 25, 2006 VOA News reported, "The girls recite the Scout Oath: 'I will try to serve God and my country, to help people all the time, and to live by the Girl Scout law.'Every...