Posted on 06/17/2020 11:13:53 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
In a statement released in support of Black Lives Matter, the Boy Scouts of America said it will require Eagle Scouts to earn a diversity and inclusion badge. It'll examine its own role in perpetuating racism, too.
The organization, which also condemned the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, said it "has not been as brave as we should have been" when it comes to calling out racism.
"The Boy Scouts of America stands with Black families and the Black community because we believe that Black Lives Matter," the organization said in a letter on Scoutingwire, the organization's official blog. "This is not a political issue; it is a human rights issue and one we all have a duty to address."
Now, scouts must earn a diversity and inclusion merit badge to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts program. The new badge will build on existing programs that require scouts to "engage with other groups and cultures."
The organization said it's banned the Confederate flag for nearly 30 years, but it'll review property names, events and insignia to "ensure that symbols of oppression are not in use today or in the future."
"We will also continue to listen more, learn more and do more to promote a culture in which every person feels that they belong, are respected and are valued in Scouting, in their community and across America," the scouting organization said.
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Are black men who are “on the down-low” supporters of the BS? Are they BS leaders?
Who still bothers with this since the Sodomite invasion?
The scouts program needs to die. Put an end to that disgraced organization.
What is Kentucky Jelly? Does it go on toast?
When I find my Eagle medal (it’s around here somewhere) I’m going to smash it with a sledgehammer.
Hell if I know:-)
Must be the new On the Down Low Gillum badge
Are the Boy loving Scouts still around? I stopped donating to them some years ago, and told them why.
We Had a good Run,,
I had to look twice to make sure it wasn’t Babylon Bee satire site. So sad.
Just rename the Scouts as Young Pioneers and the Explorers as Komsomolets.
Conservative Boy Scout Alternatives
https://wehavekids.com/youth-programs/Conservative-Boy-Scout-Alternatives
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Conservative Boy Scout Alternatives
https://wehavekids.com/youth-programs/Conservative-Boy-Scout-Alternatives
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