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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest private youth organizations in the United States, has policies which prohibit those who are not willing to subscribe to the BSA's Declaration of Religious Principle, which has been interpreted by some as banning atheists, [1] and, until January 2014, prohibited all "known or avowed homosexuals", from membership in its Scouting program. [2]
Sea Scouts is a nautical-themed youth program of the Boy Scouts of America.At the time of this lawsuit, the BSA had policies forbidding avowed homosexuals from membership in BSA, and these policies also applied to Sea Scouting units.
shall deny equal access or a fair opportunity to meet to, or discriminate against, any group officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, or any other youth group listed in title 36 of the United States Code (as a patriotic society), that wishes to conduct a meeting within that designated open forum or limited public forum, including ...
Although the overall gain in membership was small — about 16,000 new scouts, up less than 2% from the prior year — it is still encouraging for the organization after participation plummeted during the pandemic. The organization has just over 1 million members. Krone said Cub Scouts, the youngest scouting level, saw an increase of almost 3%.
A new "Scout Me In" campaign featuring boys and girls is also being launched to recruit new scouts in spite of "political correctness" accusations. Boy Scouts' girl-friendly name change sparks ...
Some former Pioneer leaders have formed Scout groups and there is some controversy as to their motivations in doing so (see Eurasian Scout Region controversies). [citation needed] The Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators is now a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). It is co-educational and has 13,920 members as of ...
The Boy Scouts of America was founded 115 years ago Saturday by Chicago publisher William D. Boyce — but the organization has changed quite a bit in the past century, including a name change ...
Explorer programs, created by the Boy Scouts of America, are supposed to foster interest in policing. They have faced misconduct allegations involving nearly 200 young people.