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  • Five years after LDS departure, local Scouting stakeholders discuss ways to increase membership

    04/19/2025 3:35:31 PM PDT · by fwdude · 59 replies
    East Idaho News ^ | April 18, 2025 | Daniel V. Ramirez
    IDAHO FALLS — Stakeholders with the Grand Teton Council and other local community leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss ways of increasing membership for the Scouting program after a massive drop in numbers five years ago. The Grand Teton Council is part of Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America, and covers eastern Idaho and parts of western Wyoming. Since 2019, the Grand Teton Council and Scouting America have struggled to maintain and grow their membership after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stopped using the organization in lieu of starting its own youth program. “We lost 95%...
  • Boy Scouts Now Officially ‘Scouting America,’ Champion DEI Principles

    02/13/2025 10:21:37 AM PST · by Baladas · 28 replies
    DailyWire.com ^ | Feb 13, 2025 | Hank Berrien
    Last weekend, after being in existence for 114 years, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts officially changed its name to Scouting America in an attempt to be more inclusive, as the organization offers merit badges championing DEI principles. The Boy Scouts dropped “Boy” from their name in 2018 and became Scouts BSA. Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, said succinctly, “Scouting is a game for boys under the leadership of boys under the direction of a man.” “The change was made to reflect the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcoming every youth in America to experience the...
  • Is This the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Boy Scouts?

    02/10/2025 10:20:33 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 39 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 02/10/2025 | Matt Margolis
    On Feb. 8, 2025, the Boy Scouts of America marked its 115th anniversary in a disheartening way by officially changing its name to "Scouting America." This rebranding reflects more than just a cosmetic adjustment; it signifies a troubling departure from the organization’s foundational principles , succumbing to the relentless pressures of political correctness and gender ideology. BSA announced the name change last year: “Though our name will be new, our mission remains unchanged: we are committed to teaching young people to be Prepared. For Life. This will be a simple but very important evolution as we seek to ensure that...
  • Boy Scouts of America Officially Changed its Name on its 115th Anniversary in Latest Woke Push for ‘Inclusivity’

    02/09/2025 8:47:55 AM PST · by Tom Tetroxide · 59 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | 9FEB2025 | Jim Hoft
    The once-iconic Boy Scouts of America has officially changed its name on its 115th anniversary. This renaming, effective Saturday, marks a sad day for traditional American values, as the organization succumbs to the pressures of political correctness and gender ideology, while also attempting to distance itself from its troubled past marred by a torrent of sexual abuse claims and subsequent bankruptcy. The Gateway Pundit reported that the organization was nearly bankrupt after a series of woke decisions, including changing its policies to allow gay leaders and allowing girls to join. Those decisions had a major impact on the organization’s bottom...
  • Boy Scouts of America name change becomes official in effort to be more 'inclusive'

    02/08/2025 8:47:29 PM PST · by Jess Kitting · 119 replies
    Fox News ^ | February 8, 2025 | Alexandra Koch
    The organization officially changed its name on Saturday to Scouting America Nine months after announcing a name change was coming, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Saturday officially changed its name in an attempt to "meet the evolving needs of young people." The organization adopted the new name, Scouting America, on its 115th anniversary, "marking a pivotal moment in the organization’s journey," according to a statement released Saturday.The shift comes after a recent policy change in 2018, allowing girls to join the program. The organization began allowing gay youth in 2013 and ended a blanket ban on gay adult...
  • He vanished on a mountain aged 12 after an argument with his dad. Now his story serves as a terrifying warning

    11/24/2024 11:52:26 AM PST · by Morgana · 36 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | November 24, 2024 | James Reinl
    Donn Fendler credited wild berries and a Boy Scout's 'never-give-up attitude' for his survival after he was separated from his family, aged 12, atop Maine's highest peak in 1939. They helped him through nine tough days traversing Mt. Katahdin's dense wilderness — battling hunger, fatigue, hallucinations, bugs, and leeches. He even lost his shoes in a river. Fendler's gripping survival story was front-page news in the build up to World War Two, and the boy's grit earned him an award from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His memoir, Lost on a Mountain in Maine, has regaled generations of schoolkids in the...
  • Bankrupt Boy Scouts of America Art Collection To Be Auctioned Off

    09/03/2024 11:32:17 AM PDT · by fwdude · 52 replies
    Artlyst ^ | 30 August 2024 | Artlyst
    Heritage has announced that it will auction off a collection of iconic paintings and illustrations belonging to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The collection has been valued at $59 million, with the proceeds going towards compensating survivors of childhood sexual abuse within the Scouts, marking a low point in the BSA’s history.
  • An Open Letter on Scouting America from Chief Scout Executive Roger Krone

    05/24/2024 12:51:15 PM PDT · by fwdude · 34 replies
    Scouting.org ^ | May 21, 2024 | Roger Krone, Chief Scout Executive, President & CEO
    Friends – Growing up in Cincinnati, faith was an integral part of my life. My family, church, school, and troop all provided a community that helped shape who I was and who I would become in life. Even today, the simple, quiet reverence of Scout Vespers moves me. I know many of you who have grown up in Scouting feel the same way. As a parent, I believe that faith should be an integral part of childhood. In an increasingly complicated world, faith helps young people develop a broader perspective on life. Faith gives them a sense of hope and...
  • The last gasp of the Boy Scouts of America

    05/15/2024 8:37:55 AM PDT · by fwdude · 63 replies
    World Net Daily ^ | May 13, 2024 | Scott Lively
    In the Cultural Marxists' "long march through the institutions," perhaps their toughest conquest was the Boy Scouts of America. This past week the BSA finally fully succumbed to the life-draining internal parasites with which it was infected 11 years ago after decades of stalwart resistance. As with so many aspects of the fundamental transformation America has suffered in the 21st century, the turning point in the takedown of the Boy Scouts was an Obama operation – headed by deep-state swamp creature Rex Tillerson with a major assist by then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
  • Boy Scouts of America changes name to ‘Scouting America’ to be ‘more inclusive’

    05/08/2024 8:36:51 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 53 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | May 7, 2024 | Doug Mainwairing
    Boy Scouts of America changes name to ‘Scouting America’ to be ‘more inclusive’The organization began welcoming homosexual-identifying boys in 2013, halted its ban on gay adult scout masters in 2015, announced in 2017 that girls who identify as 'transgender' could enter boys-only programs, and fully opened its membership to girls in 2018.After years of turmoil and upheaval resulting in a major identity crisis, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced today that it’s changing its name to Scouting America in order to be “more inclusive.”The rebranding comes as the troubled organization emerges from bankruptcy after a tsunami of allegations of...
  • Boy Scouts take final woke step, announce incredible name change

    05/07/2024 1:45:48 PM PDT · by fwdude · 74 replies
    World Net Daily ^ | May 7, 2024 | Bob Unruh
    In what is being viewed by many as a final plunge into wokeness, the Boy Scouts of America has announced a name change. No longer will the name include "Boys." It will be just "Scouting America." Effective next year. USA Today reported the organization said its goal is to be more "inclusive."
  • Boy Scout Leaders Invite LGBTQ Advocates to Jamboree Camp

    07/31/2023 9:27:09 AM PDT · by backpacker_c · 69 replies
    Breitbart ^ | July 30, 2023 | Neil Munro
    The Boy Scouts of America scouting organization is inviting “LGBTQ” advocacy at its national jamboree camp in West Virginia. The current welcome for chaotic sexual diversity is being offered to teenagers as the scouting movement shrinks. There were just 15,000 scouts at the 2023 jamboree compared to 40,000 at the 2013 event. The meager attendance reflects the weather-beaten state of the Boy Scouts of America. Though its doors are now open to kids of all gender identities and sexual orientations, fewer than ever are accepting the invitation. The organization lost nearly half of its membership between 2019 and 2020. The...
  • Attendance Drops Off at First National Jamboree of New, Inclusive Boy Scouts

    07/11/2023 10:58:06 AM PDT · by george76 · 51 replies
    PJ Media ^ | JULY 11, 2023 | Athena Thorne
    A seminal moment in the lives of tens of thousands of young men occurred in 2017 when they attended the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Jamboree, where they were addressed by President Donald Trump. The Jambo traditionally has always been a transformative experience for the youths who attend it — two weeks away from their families in a tween- and teen-boy paradise, a sylvan Never Land where they can belch and play with cool, nerdy stuff and whittle and stink without having to worry about impressing girls or being nagged not to do something dangerous. Anywhere from 2% to...
  • Woman Killed by Fallen Tree During Boy Scouts Hiking Trip in Cupertino [Rancho San Antonio]

    03/05/2023 7:39:08 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 28 replies
    NBC Bay Area ^ | March 5, 2023 | Stephanie Guzman and John Zuchelli
    The Boy Scouts of America said Sunday evening that the victim was a parent of a scout and was participating in a planned hike.A woman was killed when she was hit by a falling tree during a hiking trip with the Boys Scouts in Cupertino Sunday morning, officials said. The incident happened just after 10 a.m. on a trail at the Rancho San Antonio County Park. Officials said they received calls for a woman who was trapped under a tree. The Santa Clara County Fire Department said on Twitter that the victim was declared dead after medical aid was rendered....
  • Sorry, Boy Scouts—or Whatever You're Calling Yourself These Days. I Refuse to Support Your Fundraisers Anymore.

    09/27/2022 10:33:13 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 51 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 09/27/2022 | Matt Margolis
    In recent weeks, it seems like every time I go to the supermarket during the day, there is a small group of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts conducting a fundraiser. The Girl Scouts have cookies, the boy scouts have—whatever is they’re pushing. Today was no different, some local Boy Scout troop was selling something for a fundraiser, and when approached on my way out, I politely declined to buy whatever it was they were selling.And I will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.This isn’t something I’m happy about. I know these kids are putting in some effort to...
  • Watch: Children Watch Nude Cyclists at Boy Scout-Led Seattle Pride Parade

    06/26/2022 9:16:06 PM PDT · by Morgana · 61 replies
    Breitbart ^ | June 26, 2022 | Paul Bois
    Children younger than ten watched fully nude bikers at the Seattle Pride Parade, which was kicked off by the Boy Scouts of America. Though it’s not clear what group the nude cyclists were representing, their purpose appeared to address body image, with one sign that read, “Challenge body shame. Build self-esteem.” Both men and women were nude: The parade reportedly began with the Boy Scouts of America leading the proceedings as they carried both pride flags and American flags. Pro-abortion protesters challenging the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade were also enthusiastically received.
  • Boy Scouts Announce New Critical Race Theory Requirement

    11/07/2021 1:27:43 PM PST · by markomalley · 55 replies
    The Federalist ^ | 11/5/2021 | Spencer Lindquist
    Those who hope to find a place that’ll encourage the virtuous masculinity that so often finds itself the target of our mainstream culture have been left with a dwindling set of options. My family intended to guide my formation as a young man and instill traditional values when they put me in Cub Scouts in the first grade, supporting me all the way until I earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2018. It worked. The time I spent in Scouting certainly contributed to my sense of what is required of me as a man; to act on the moral...
  • UMC advises churches to end charters with Boy Scouts amid sex abuse lawsuit settlement

    08/30/2021 10:51:50 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 33 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 08/30/2021 | Michael Gryboski
    The United Methodist Church, a denomination that sponsors thousands of Boy Scout troops, recently told congregations to consider ending or altering their current agreements with the Boy Scouts of America as the embattled scouting organization settles a major sex abuse lawsuit.The UMC’s Office of Public Information released a statement last week explaining that the mainline Protestant denomination had a long history with the BSA, dating back for more than a century.Church leadership cited the recent BSA lawsuit filed by thousands of victims of sexual abuse. Earlier this year, BSA reached a settlement with a proposed payout of over $850 million...
  • An Elegy for the Boy Scouts

    07/27/2021 9:39:34 AM PDT · by Rummyfan · 22 replies
    Law and Liberty ^ | July 2021 | Mark Pulliam
    The news over the past few years has offered little to cheer about, but a recent story reporting an unprecedented 43 percent decline in membership in the Boy Scouts of America from 2019 to 2020—from 1.97 million Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts to 1.12 million—was especially dispiriting. To make matters worse, the Associated Press reports that BSA membership has fallen even further since 2020—to about 762,000. For purposes of comparison, combined enrollment in the BSA—Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts—peaked in 1972 at 6.5 million members and as recently as 1998 was 4.8 million. These numbers are shockingly grim. The once-robust...
  • BSA — The Bankrupt Scouts of America

    07/25/2021 2:19:31 PM PDT · by T Ruth · 35 replies
    The Patriot Post ^ | Jul. 9, 2021 | Mark Alexander
    The BSA’s leftist agenda results in a membership drop from 1.97 million to 762,000. *** The BSA announced last week its $850 million settlement with thousands of abuse claimants, the vast majority being from many decades ago. *** In January of 2013, in a “Letter to an Eagle Scout,” I responded to the dismay over a proposal by the BSA National Board to remove the membership restriction regarding sexual orientation. In May of that year, the BSA’s national board, under the “leadership” of wealthy corporate types who were completely out of touch with grassroots Scouting values, promoted and implemented a...