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In May 2013, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) voted to change its membership policy to allow youth of any sexual orientation. [8] Following the vote, John Stemberger changed the mission of OnMyHonor.net to start a new alternative Scouting program to be the premier national character development organization for young men which "produces godly and responsible husbands, fathers, and citizens". [10]
The American Heritage Girls was founded in 1995 by Patti Garibay and other parents from West Chester, Ohio to form a Christian alternative to the Girl Scouts of the USA after the Girl Scouts allowed individual Scouts and Scouters to use wording appropriate to their own beliefs for the word "God" in the promise and supposedly banned prayer at meetings. [9]
Royal Rangers is a Christian boys' Scout-like organization run by the Assemblies of God. The Rangers have 4,000 US groups with members in kindergarten through 12th grade, with a goal to provide "Christlike character formation". About 90 Boy Scout troops are sponsored by Assemblies of God churches. [19]
Awana US evangelical Scout-like organization; Boys' Brigade (The predecessor to the Scout Movement, created in the UK in 1883, 25 years before Baden-Powell's Scouts) Camp Fire (nationwide US youth organisation) Christian Service Brigade (non-denominational Christian youth organisation for boys in the USA and Canada)
Since its inception in 1907, the Scout Movement has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. There are at least 520 separate national or regional Scouting associations in the world and most have felt the need to create international Scouting organisations to set standards for Scouting and to coordinate activities among member associations.
Christian Service Brigade (CSB) (a.k.a. CSB Ministries) is a non-denominational Christian organization for men and boys in the United States and Canada. Often referred to as "Brigade," it is organized according to a model historically similar to that of international Boys' Brigade and Scouting organizations.
The BSA announced the move on May 7, saying in a press release that it was rebranding to be known as Scouting America, with the new name officially going into effect on Feb. 7, 2025, the Boy ...
(Formerly worded: To instruct, challenge, and inspire our boys in the areas of Bible doctrine, Christian service, moral conduct, and the basic beliefs of our church, through interesting activities that boys enjoy.) [5] They also position themselves against the LGBT-Community and forbid members of that community to be a group leader, stating on ...