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'''Religious emblems programs''' are set up by some religious organizations for members of various youth organizations in the United States such as the [[Boy Scouts of America]], [[Girl Scouts of the USA]], [[American Heritage Girls]] and [[Camp Fire USA]]. | '''Religious emblems programs''' are set up by some religious organizations for members of various youth organizations in the United States such as the [[Boy Scouts of America]], [[Girl Scouts of the USA]], [[American Heritage Girls]] and [[Camp Fire USA]]. | ||
There are more than thirty different religious emblems, each representing a different faith. A diverse selection of religious groups participate in the program, including not only well-known groups, such as | There are more than thirty different religious emblems, each representing a different faith. A diverse selection of religious groups participate in the program, including not only well-known groups, such as Baptist and Methodist, but also less-known groups, such as the [[Moravian]] and [[Zoroastrian]] churches. The religious emblems are "created by the various religious groups to encourage youth to grow stronger in their faith. The religious groups, not the youth organizations, have created the emblem programs themselves. Each religious organization develops and administers its own program."{{ref|faq}} Many religious groups have separate program for different age levels (e.g., Cubs and Boy Scouts or Cadettes and Brownies) and many though not all also for the different youth organizations. Many also have a program for adult leaders of youth organizations. | ||
The youth organizations do not run the programs and youth organization leaders do not guide the youths through the program (unless they also are the youth's religious leader or mentor). The youth organizations can choose to decide whether the emblems of a particular religious program will be worn on the youth organization's uniforms (see below for the BSA policy on this). | The youth organizations do not run the programs and youth organization leaders do not guide the youths through the program (unless they also are the youth's religious leader or mentor). The youth organizations can choose to decide whether the emblems of a particular religious program will be worn on the youth organization's uniforms (see below for the BSA policy on this). | ||
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=== Wicca and other small religions === | === Wicca and other small religions === | ||
In the early 1990s the | In the early 1990s the Covenant of the Goddess, an umbrella group for [[Wiccans]] and [[neopagans]], created its own religious emblem program for followers of nature-oriented religions. The programs are "Over the Moon" for ages 8-11, "Hart and Crescent" for ages 12-18, and the Distinguished Youth Service Award for adults working in youth organizations[http://www.cog.org/projects/hartcres.html CoG program description] | ||
In 1993 after the Covenant of the Goddess and some small Christian religious groups asked for recognition for their programs, the Boy Scouts of America adopted a policy requiring that a religious group must first charter at least 25 BSA units before its religious award application will be considered. This has not stopped the Covenant of the Goddess from offering alternative programs for youth in their religious tradition. | In 1993 after the Covenant of the Goddess and some small Christian religious groups asked for recognition for their programs, the Boy Scouts of America adopted a policy requiring that a religious group must first charter at least 25 BSA units before its religious award application will be considered. This has not stopped the Covenant of the Goddess from offering alternative programs for youth in their religious tradition. | ||
