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Are The Boy Scouts Still Relevant?

As the Boy Scouts of America celebrate their centennial of Scouting, Dave Banks of GeekDad asks the question: Is Scouting increasingly an irrelevant thing for today’s youth?

With rapidly decreasing membership numbers in the Boy Scouts of America, the question bears some consideration. Banks gives it a thorough, at-length look – weighing the arguments for and against Scouting in general and the BSA in particular, and ending with his own family’s scouting experiences.

It’s certainly a complex issue I think: for instance, many in the comments to the piece proclaim their love of the ‘Scouting’ concept, but cite how the BSA’s position on the ‘Three Gs’ – Gays, Girls & God – has alienated them from the organisation itself. There’s a lot we can learn about ourselves as a society, though, when we examine our own attitudes toward Scouting and the BSA (which, for the record, I consider separately).

To that end, I’m curious to hear your thoughts about it. If you’re so inclined, please email me at daniel@danielbigler.com with what you have to say – and I’ll feature the comments in an upcoming post.

Feb 08, 2010 :: Tagged under: , , :: #