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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
I think you always had to believe in God to be a BS. I read nothing to the contrary 
If you are talking about them being sued for it, well that probably did not happen until sometime in the last 30 years, but the religious aspect was always there |
Im aware the OATH has the "G" word in it as I said, but I dont think saying the word is the same thing as expecting a person to BELIEVE. A lot of people say the pledge of Allegiance that arent Christian and dont necessarily believe in our God
No, what I am referring to is a relatively new phenomenon (within the last couple of decades) that has progressively emphasized a REQUIREMENT to go to church and have a regular religious component to your life. And if you went to the BSA site, you could see for yourself that the further along in rank you went, the more church-related activity you were expected to participate in. I think it begins with the Wolf Cubs but I'd have to look again...And now, you are asked if you believe in God and if by chance you dont, you are denied admittance. That didnt used to be the case, either with my Brother or my son's father. (like I said, Im still surprised he agreed with me
) By the way, my brother was in scouting in the late 50's, and my son's father was in scouting in the late 60's early 70's, and no such emphasis was present at that time.