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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.
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]
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 ...
The organization has just over 1 million members. Krone said Cub Scouts, the youngest scouting level, saw an increase of almost 3%. Although the majority of scouts are still boys, over 196,000, girls participated in Scouting America’s programs last year. More than 8,000 girls have earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
The Girl Scouts say their youth membership fell by nearly 30%, from about 1.4 million in 2019- 2020 to just over 1 million this year. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Boy Scouts of America won’t officially become Scouting America until Feb. 8, 2025, the organization’s 115th birthday. But Krone said he expects people will start immediately using the name.