Scouting Movement Commits Suicide
10th October 2013
From next year, British atheists and their offspring will be able to join the Scouting movement without having to lie or breach their Scout’s honour, thanks to an amended promise.
All Scouts, and Scout leaders, are required to make the promise. The words vary with age group, and alternatives exist for different religions, but until now there’s been no atheistic version so members who don’t believe in any god have been forced to make an empty promise. But come January, Scouts will get an option on a new promise which takes the Big Guy out of the picture entirely….