The boys can earn religious emblems. Any church that wants can submit requirements for an award that anyone who follows that religion may earn. They're pretty basic requirements, and they're never required under any circumstance. In my twenty years in scouting, I bet our troop didn't hand out half a dozen of them.
You may be thinking of religiouis activities in general. Most troops will have a sunday morning "church" service, when they're on an outing. Such an ecumenical service would be required, and some kids would balk. But to believe in a god is a requirement. On the rare occasions we held such services, the kids who didn't believe or didn't care to participate were asked to show some respect and sit quietly. It's like the homosexual thing, don't make a stink about it, and nobody cares. If you're in the right troop, anyway.
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Date: 2005-04-01 05:58 am (UTC)From:You may be thinking of religiouis activities in general. Most troops will have a sunday morning "church" service, when they're on an outing. Such an ecumenical service would be required, and some kids would balk. But to believe in a god is a requirement. On the rare occasions we held such services, the kids who didn't believe or didn't care to participate were asked to show some respect and sit quietly. It's like the homosexual thing, don't make a stink about it, and nobody cares. If you're in the right troop, anyway.