Scouting was a mainstream thing, embracing a vague faith. What now?

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If you grew up male in the 1950 and '60s-especially in the American heartland and the Bible Belt- the odds were good that you knew the following by memory: "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight...

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If you grew up male in the 1950 and '60s-especially in the American heartland and the Bible Belt- the odds were good that you knew the following by memory: "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight...
We have a huge troop that is still in Scouts, but just barely. The Scouts need them way more than they need the organization once known as the Boy Scouts.
 
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