i make a point to point out bullshit whenever possible, and personally in my troop the leaders noticed this as a quality. i was taught that the duty you owe to god and your country was to be settled between yourself, your god, and your country. scoutmasters are there to support the development of the child not to simply criticize their morals. my leaders taught me that appreciation for what you are given is worship, and that the earth itself is magnificent enough to believe in. i was never coerced into believing fiction and was congradulated for connecting the dots and accepting truisms.
I agree completely. Coming from a broken household, the only place i had a sense of stability and trust was at Boy Scouts. I'm an eagle scout, and have been an agnostic for about 90% of my life, and one of the main reasons ive chosen my path is specifically because of what i was taught in boy scouts. For all of the people out there who want to assume they know what the boy scouts are or what they do, take some time to actually talk to one instead. The boy scouts ive met in my life are as a majority accepting, helpful, conscientious, and true people. as a scout i was taught to worship. i was never taught to worship a christian or any other god, and was taught that KNOWLEDGE and learning were concepts to build a life upon. boy scouts taught me self sufficiency, the power of knowledge, and the importance of humility.
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i make a point to point out bullshit whenever possible, and personally in my troop the leaders noticed this as a quality. i was taught that the duty you owe to god and your country was to be settled between yourself, your god, and your country. scoutmasters are there to support the development of the child not to simply criticize their morals. my leaders taught me that appreciation for what you are given is worship, and that the earth itself is magnificent enough to believe in. i was never coerced into believing fiction and was congradulated for connecting the dots and accepting truisms.
I agree completely. Coming from a broken household, the only place i had a sense of stability and trust was at Boy Scouts. I'm an eagle scout, and have been an agnostic for about 90% of my life, and one of the main reasons ive chosen my path is specifically because of what i was taught in boy scouts. For all of the people out there who want to assume they know what the boy scouts are or what they do, take some time to actually talk to one instead. The boy scouts ive met in my life are as a majority accepting, helpful, conscientious, and true people. as a scout i was taught to worship. i was never taught to worship a christian or any other god, and was taught that KNOWLEDGE and learning were concepts to build a life upon. boy scouts taught me self sufficiency, the power of knowledge, and the importance of humility.