Hindu Scouts, Enviro Scouts, Boys that want to be Girls Scouts, Short Guy Scouts, Special Scouts, Anything but Christian Scouts, Everything-Hyphenated Scouts........
When I was in Boy Scouts, our Troop was based at a Catholic school and it was predominantly Catholic. My boy is now in a Troop based out of a Presbyterian Church and every Troop meeting is ended with a Christian prayer. The Mormons have designated Scouting as the Mormon Church's official youth activity and there are many LDS Troops around the country.
The Boy Scouts promote "Duty to God". How you define "God" is not dictated by the Boy Scouts of America.
The Boy Scouts can earn Religious Emblems (illustrated below) in their religion, be it Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, Mormon, Quaker, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Eastern Orthodox, etc.
If these Muslim BSA Troops are there to promote American values, more power to them. If they are promoting anti-Americanism, I would wonder why the founder would not form a "Junior Jihadist Club" rather than an All-American organization like the Boy Scouts.
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Scouting in the Islamic CommunityBackgroundScouting serves an important role in the Islamic community. Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and Venturing crews operated by Islamic organizations can be found in major cities throughout the United States. In 1982, the National Islamic Committee on Scouting (NICS) was formed by a group of concerned Muslims who represented many national Muslim organizations. Primarily, the NICS is responsible for formulating policies that govern the formation of Scouting in Islamic organizations and for guiding their cooperation with the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The NICS also establishes policies affecting the participation of Muslim men and women in Scouting through Islamic centers and mosques and advises the BSA National Council in all matters relating to Scouting among Muslims. Member Scout Associations of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and Their Membership (www.scout.org)See Key Below
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