British scouts to welcome atheists

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http://www.religionnews.com/2013/06/28/british-scouts-to-welcome-atheists/


Trevor Grundy | Jun 28, 2013

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The British scouting movement will soon welcome atheists who are reluctant to join the worldwide organization because they must take an oath to serve God.

Trustees from the Scouting Association — whose patron is Queen Elizabeth II — are preparing to meet next week to approve a new scouting oath for atheists — thus putting them on par with Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus.

While those with religious affiliations will continue to promise to do their duty to both God and the queen, the new “Atheist Promise” (as it’s being called here) will say something different — although the exact words have not yet been released.

This comes only a week after Girl Guides announced that they would give up their promise to “love my God.” Beginning in September, the 500,000 Brownies and Guides will instead promise to be “true to myself and develop my beliefs.”

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[Politicalboi]

1. Great

Next they'll be letting animals join.

Oh wait, that's to get married. Sorry. Baaaaaa! Shhhhhhh! Sheba they'll hear you.