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To: Alabama_Wild_Man
Well let's see, now there's a "a new Islamic Boy Scout Troop" and it makes you wonder what's next? Hmmmm.....

Hindu Scouts, Enviro Scouts, Boys that want to be Girls Scouts, Short Guy Scouts, Special Scouts, Anything but Christian Scouts, Everything-Hyphenated Scouts........

2 posted on 06/03/2002 9:51:36 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
Hindu Scouts, Enviro Scouts, Boys that want to be Girls Scouts, Short Guy Scouts, Special Scouts, Anything but Christian 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.


56 posted on 06/10/2002 7:53:00 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Cindy

Texas Yellow Rose

"Hindu Scouts, Enviro Scouts, Boys that want to be Girls Scouts, Short Guy Scouts, Special Scouts, Anything but Christian Scouts, Everything-Hyphenated Scouts........"

Scouting in the Islamic Community

Background

Scouting 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

Albania (4) 1,284
Algeria (2) 10,045
Angola (1) 5,600
Argentina (5) 45,452
Armenia (6) 2,035
Australia (3) 109,527
Austria (4) 16,323
Azerbaijan 1,213
Bahamas (5) 3,173
Bahrain (2) 1,820
Bangladesh (3) 1,325,014
Barbados (5) 3,041
Belarus (6) 7,500
Belgium (4) 91,198
Belize (5) 869
Benin (1) 19,605
Bhutan (3) 1,145
Bolivia (5) 7,600
Bosnia & Herzegovina (4) 8,000
Botswana (1) 4,660
Brazil (5) 60,518
Brunei Darussalam (3) 2,617
Bulgaria (4) 2,000
Burkina Faso (1) 10,165
Burundi (1) 6,661
Cameroon (1) 6,535
Canada (5) 238,957
Chad (1) 8,132
Chile (5) 35,180
China, Scouts of (3) 69,353
Colombia (5) 13,636
Comoros (1) 2,200
Congo, The Democratic Republic of The (1) 62,842
Costa Rica (5) 11,729
Cote-d¹Ivoire (1) 6,436
Croatia (4) 3,607
Cyprus (4) 6,183
Czech Republic (4) 26,133
Denmark (4) 51,727
Dominica (5) 1,100
Dominican Republic (5) 6,047
Ecuador (5) 5,536
Egypt (2) 74,598
El Salvador (5) 4,180
Estonia (4) 1,131
Fiji (3) 2,445
Finland (4) 30,545
France (4) 113,570
Gabon (1) 3,835
Gambia (1) 14,134
Georgia (6) 1,063
Germany (4) 127,012
Ghana (1) 2,311
Greece (4) 19,467
Grenada (5) 1,542
Guatemala (5) 7,247
Guyana (5) 294
Haiti (5) 9,859
Honduras (5) 4,319
Hong Kong 69,121
Hungary (4) 13,369
Iceland (4) 1,808
India (3) 1,963,266
Indonesia (3) 9,961,921
Ireland (4) 38,784
Israel (4) 21,920
Italy (4) 108,656
Jamaica (5) 5,526
Japan (3) 227,566
Jordan (2) 14,238
Kenya (1) 190,505
Kiribati (3) 1,333
Korea, Republic of (3) 247,445
Kuwait (2) 6,061
Latvia (4) 1,179
Lebanon (2) 8,450
Lesotho (1) 371
Liberia (1) 2,418
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (2) 14,220
Liechtenstein (4) 421
Lithuania (4) 1,500
Luxembourg (4) 5,634
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav, Republic of (4) 3,443
Madagascar (1) 9,473
Malaysia (3) 96,409
Maldives (3) 4,518
Malta (4) 2,900
Mauritania (2) 3,790
Mauritius (1) 3,009
Mexico (5) 59,531
Moldova, Republic of (6) 1,540
Monaco (4) 67
Mongolia (3) 6,623
Morocco (2) 12,304
Mozambique (1) 11,403
Namibia (1) 1,378
Nepal (3) 25,814
Netherlands (4) 59,315
New Zealand (3) 28,531
Nicaragua (5) 2,298
Niger (1) 3,241
Nigeria (1) 46,701
Norway (4) 15,234
Oman (2) 9,495
Pakistan (3) 508,176
Palestinian Authority (2) 20,275
Panama (5) 2,367
Papua New Guinea (3) 1,674
Paraguay (5) 1,340
Peru (5) 12,727
Philippines (3) 3,491,911
Poland (4) 117,733
Portugal (4) 66,766
Qatar (2) 6,000
Romania (4) 4,930
Russian Federation 14,000
Rwanda (1) 5,479
San Marino (4) 200
Saudi Arabia (2) 19,267
Senegal (1) 5,882
Sierra Leone (1) 7,902
Singapore (3) 11,290
Slovakia (4) 3,680
Slovenia (4) 6,624
South Africa (1) 18,496
Spain (4) 82,971
Sri Lanka (3) 21,653
St. Lucia (5) 393
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (5) 1,017
Sudan (2) 13,550
Suriname (5) 2,601
Swaziland (1) 4,994
Sweden (4) 65,486
Switzerland (4) 29,909
Tajikistan (6) 1,100
Tanzania, United Republic of (1) 49,993
Thailand (3) 1,237,515
Togo (1) 15,759
Trinidad & Tobago (5) 6,600
Tunisia (2) 40,920
Turkey (4) 6,257
Uganda (1) 65,152
United Arab Emirates (2) 5,824
United Kingdom (4) 542,277
United States (5) 6,253,606
Uruguay (5) 4,510
Venezuela (5) 10,754
Yemen (2) 6,481
Yugoslavia (4) 12,080
Zambia (1) 7,427
Zimbabwe (1) 3,111

 

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(4) European Region (5) Inter-American Region (6) Eurasia Region

 

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58 posted on 06/10/2002 8:34:16 PM PDT by Texas Yellow Rose
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To: Cindy
We have several Asian Indian boys in my son's Scout Troop. They are very nice young men, and are always willing to take positions of responsibility in the Troop.
66 posted on 06/16/2002 7:05:14 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Cindy
All boys - and their parents- can benefit from the BSA program. It helps develop character. These young men can become leaders in their community, with positive (American) values.
101 posted on 06/23/2002 12:12:46 PM PDT by frodolives
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