Oath: A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God as witness. On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my Country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake...
Byline: Mary Beth Baker, THE WASHINGTON TIMESOn Monday, the Boy Scouts of America announced they will be considering lifting their long-standing ban on homosexual members and leaders. The announcement comes as a surprise, given the Boy Scouts' reaffirmation of their stance against homosexual ...
There are 3 parts to the Scout Oath (God, others, self), three levels of scouting (Cubs, Scouts BSA, Venturing), and even three fingers in the salute. For a scout to reach the levels that ___ has attained, it takes a team of 3 - the individual, the family, and the troop.To r...
The mission of the Cherokee Area Council, BSA is to prepare young people to make moral and ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Learn More Looking for the PODCAST? Hosted by Shawn Whitfield, ...
The Church’s Duty to God incorporates Scouting practices to help young men prepare to serve and lead. Part way through the program, Scouters stood and repeated the Scout Oath. Hundreds of Boy Scouts participated on the Conference Center stage along with a Cub Scout choir, an Eagle Scout ...
The top national leaders of the Boy Scouts, who pledge fealty to God and country, had urged the change in the face of vehement opposition from conservative parents and volunteers, some of whom said they would quit the organization. But the vote put the Scouts more in line with the swift ...
Boy Scouts of America is "to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law." Every day across our Nation, Scouts and their leaders pledge to live up to the promise in the Scout Oath-"On my honor...
. The organization's mission is "to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law." [ER 2003 ¶ 162.] As part of the Scout Oath, each member and volunteer must pledge to "do my best . . . [t]o ...
At a time when global awareness of the environment is at a high, wouldn't it make sense that an organization like the Boy Scouts would see a surge in enrollment? But in the past decade, enrollment numbers have seen continuous annual plunges.
THE WRONG OATH FOR THE BOY SCOUTSDerrick Z. Jackson, Globe Staff