Talk:Scouts Canada

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[edit] Merge

Yes, merge Canadian Scout Jamboree here. Rlevse 17:35, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Co-ed in history

I just read that Scouts Canada went co-ed and all-inclusive in 1998.[1] I'm hoping I can find some time to research this, but am puzzled why something so momentous wouldn't be mentioned in the article at all. --Habap 14:55, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Found a good discussion of this over at Talk:Controversies about the Boy Scouts of America/archive2#Scouts Canada. I'll be adding some of that text to the article to explain more of the history of Scouts Canada. --Habap 18:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Duty to God

Is this statement true? "Scouts Canada defines 'Duty to God' broadly in terms of "adherence to spiritual principles" and does not have a policy excluding non-theists." --Jagz 21:57, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

I had a quick look around the Scouts Canada website and they say "Duty to God: Defined as, The responsibility to adhere to spiritual principles, and thus to the religion that expresses them, and to accept the duties therefrom". [2] They also say "Scouting welcomes all cultures and religious denominations to our membership." [3] There is no mention of any particular policy about non-theists (or similar words). Whether such a policy exists, I don't know. Kingbird 16:43, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for checking. --Jagz 16:57, 2 April 2007 (UTC)