[sadimgnik]

who says he lied?

The story clearly states he became an atheist in the ninth grade.

Assuming he joined the scouts before that (a pretty fair bet, I'd say) then he didn't lie when he joined.

When he became apostate, then he may have had difficulty with reciting his oath therafter .. but there's nothing to suggest he joined under false pretences.

Sadim

[Wonder Warthog]

"When he became apostate, then he may have had difficulty with reciting his oath therafter .. but there's nothing to suggest he joined under false pretences."

And since he continued to affirm the oath, at that point he became a liar, and violated the scout law AGAIN (..morally straight..). So he violated the oath not in just one way, but in two.

When he became apostate, he should have dropped out of the Scouts.