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# '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_conversion Convert]''' - one who sets aside the religious traditions of his ancestors to pursue another faith that he feels better defines his duty to God. | # '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_conversion Convert]''' - one who sets aside the religious traditions of his ancestors to pursue another faith that he feels better defines his duty to God. | ||
== Duty to God | == Teaching Scouts about Duty to God == | ||
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Scouting teaches youth to do their Duty to God through 1) Program Delivery, 2) Special Observances, 3) Faith-based Partnerships and 4) BSA Religious Support. | Scouting teaches youth to do their Duty to God through 1) Program Delivery, 2) Special Observances, 3) Faith-based Partnerships and 4) BSA Religious Support. | ||
# '''[[Scout Promise]]''' - at the start of every scouting meeting, the youth recite the Scout Oath and Scout Law and through that repetition come to know that they have a duty to God. | |||
# '''[[Religious Emblems Program]]''' - earning the religious awards particular to your faith helps the scout and his family to better understand, appreciate and to follow their religious traditions. | |||
# '''Give Meaningful Service''' - a scout learns that a important way to fulfill his Duty to God is to serve his fellow man. | |||
# '''Earn a Heritage class Merit Badge''' - Some merit badges like [http://www.maintour.com/meritbadge/american_heritage.htm American Heritage], Scouting Heritage, [http://www.maintour.com/meritbadge/genealogy.htm Genealogy], etc. focus on the study of important people from your past. Here youth have an opportunity to see what important role Duty to God played in shaping their lives and the choices they made. For example: did your forefathers come to America to seek religious freedom? | |||
# '''[[Chaplain's Aide]]''' - Each scout troop, crew and ship should have a youth serving as Chaplain Aide to teach scouts about their duty to God and to promote scouting's Religious Emblems Program. | |||
# '''[[Scout Sunday]]''' - | |||
# '''[https://www.scouting.org/resources/info-center/relationships/religious-calendar/ Calendar of Religious Dates (BSA)]''' -There are certain holidays that individual Scouts and Scouters of different faiths celebrate each year. These holidays are not always on the same date on the calendar and may not be familiar to everyone. In order to respect the traditions of all Scouts and Scouters, care must be taken in scheduling Scouting activities. | |||
# '''[[Scouts' Own Inter-faith Worship Services]]''' - frequently held at weekend campouts. | |||
=== Faith Based Partnerships === | |||
Several scouting organizations have developed meaning full relationships with same major religious groups to help promote Duty to God and religious emblems work unique to that faith: | |||
# [http://www.ldsbsa.org/ LDS/BSA.org] - BSA and [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], promoting [[Duty to God (Latter-day Saints)]] program. | |||
# [https://www.nccs-bsa.org/ National Catholic Committee on Scouting] - BSA with Catholic Church. "[[Catholic Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)| Scouting is a youth ministry.]]" | |||
=== Duty to God Quotes=== | |||
<blockquote> | |||
1) "I have been asked to describe more fully what was in my mind as regards religion when I instituted Scouting and Guiding. I was asked: 'Where does religion come in?' Well, my reply is: 'It does not come in at all. It is already there. It is the fundamental factor underlying Scouting and Guiding.' " ([[Robert Baden-Powell| Lord Robert Baden-Powell]], founder of Scouting) | |||
</blockquote> | |||
=== Teaching Adventures === | |||
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'''[[Duty to God Adventures]]''' - scouting activities that promote learning about '''[[Duty to God]]'''. | |||
Scouting is well known for its many great teaching activities. This especially holds true for teaching Duty to God: | |||
# '''[[Ten Commandments Hike]]''' - town center day hike to visit local churches. | |||
# '''[[Religious Emblems Program]]''' - Title used for a number of religious scouting awards. | |||
# '''[[Chaplain's Aide]]''' - Each scout troop, crew and ship should have a youth serving as Chaplain Aide to teach scouts about their duty to God and to promote scouting's Religious Emblems Program. | |||
# '''[[Scout Sunday]]''' - | |||
# '''[https://www.scouting.org/resources/info-center/relationships/religious-calendar/ Calendar of Religious Dates (BSA)]''' -There are certain holidays that individual Scouts and Scouters of different faiths celebrate each year. These holidays are not always on the same date on the calendar and may not be familiar to everyone. In order to respect the traditions of all Scouts and Scouters, care must be taken in scheduling Scouting activities. | |||
# '''[[Scouts' Own Inter-faith Worship Services]]''' - frequently held at weekend campouts. | |||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||