Boy Scouts question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and no, it is totally fine.

Thanks. Seems like OP's original question went a little off track, but I appreciate this response and had been wondering the same thing.

At what grade does Boy Scouts start, by the way?

Generally it starts in 6th grade.

If you have been a Cub Scout and earned your Arrow of Light, some of the 5th grade Webelos might cross over to Boy Scouts earlier, like in February.

Boy Scouting is for boys who are 11 years old, or at least 10 years old but finished 5th grade.

[Anonymous]

We are UU and while I know about the article that was in the UU publication, most UU churches are not sponsoring Boy Scouts any longer because BSA would not recognize the UU religious recognition or values. There are Boy Scouts who are UUs though as a PP mentioned. One's comfort level depends very much on the troop-level experience.

Our discomfort was high. This is why we started a Camp Fire club at our UU church. My son is just beginning his WoHeLo award which is the highest award in CF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are UU and while I know about the article that was in the UU publication, most UU churches are not sponsoring Boy Scouts any longer because BSA would not recognize the UU religious recognition or values. There are Boy Scouts who are UUs though as a PP mentioned. One's comfort level depends very much on the troop-level experience.

Our discomfort was high. This is why we started a Camp Fire club at our UU church. My son is just beginning his WoHeLo award which is the highest award in CF.

Where is this? I vaguely remember Camp Fire Girls ads when I was a kid. Is it for both boys and girls?

[Anonymous]

There are clubs in the DC Metro area, but not as many as there once was. Camp Fire was for girls, but has been for boys and girls for almost 40 years. We meet at Cedar Lane in Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are UU and while I know about the article that was in the UU publication, most UU churches are not sponsoring Boy Scouts any longer because BSA would not recognize the UU religious recognition or values. There are Boy Scouts who are UUs though as a PP mentioned. One's comfort level depends very much on the troop-level experience.

Our discomfort was high. This is why we started a Camp Fire club at our UU church. My son is just beginning his WoHeLo award which is the highest award in CF.

When I looking into Campfire (I was a Campfire girl in NE) there were no troops in VA. Female or male. I am glad you were able to start a troop at your Congregation. Also the BSA reinstated the UU Religious badge a few years ago.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, PP. I just returned from vacation and saw your post. BSA has not reinstated the UUA Religious Award. What has happened is that a bunch of UU Boy Scout Leaders have formed an organization called UU Scouters, have written their own award program and made the emblems available through PRAY. http://www.uuscouters.org/

The organization - UUSO - is recognized by the Boy Scouts - not the UUA national program. The awards listed as Unitarian Universalist in the BSA publication comes from this group.

This is the UUA site and award: http://www.uua.org/re/children/scouting/169559.shtml

The curricula is different.

Nothing has changed with the UUA and BSA. There are many fine people in BSA trying to bring about change, including the UU Scouters, but there are fundamental differences that will not be reconciled any time soon.