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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • The three core principles of scouting are:

    • Duty to God (adherence to spiritual principles, loyalty to the religion that expresses them and acceptance of the duties resulting therefrom)
    • Duty to others
    • Duty to self

    When asked where religion came into Scouting and Guiding, Baden-Powell replied “It does not come in at all. It is already there. It is a fundamental factor underlying Scouting and Guiding”. Source

    So unfortunately removing religion from the scouting would remove one of the core principle of the movement, I don’t think it would anytime soon.

    Which is a shame because I really enjoyed my time scouting, I think it was a great balance of fun, education and learning responsibilities. But the religion aspect of it make me seriously reconsider to send my kids to do it or not.