Boy Scouts - Duty to God Resourse
January 9th, 2007 spryken
OK, maybe it is my background with a Masters of Divinity. Maybe it is a special alignment of stars. Who knows why, but the Duty to God portion of the Scout Oath and Law have been weighing heavily on my mind. Our district Roundtable this month featured a presentation on “Duty to God”. Since my post on the “Exclusivity of Scouts“, I have considered the National Boy Scouts of America stance on religion and homosexuality. While I wish BSA took a position more in keeping with the World Organization of the Scout Movement, they do not.
That said, I have seen and experienced that the BSA is open to all faiths. They just ask that you acknowledge the spiritual aspect of life and our duty to a higher power or spirit.
The BSA does not have an official Duty to God patch. It does recognize the awards of varying faith communities. It is up to the faith community to make the award and to set the requirements. A great resource for information on the available Duty to God awards (or the equivalent for the faith community) is P.R.A.Y. or Programs of Religious Activities with Youth. P.R.A.Y. is a clearinghouse of information.
If you haven’t checked it out, please do. Encourage your boys to grow in the spiritual aspect of their scouting life.
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