The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization is announcing at its annual meeting in Florida on Tuesday that it will become Scouting America.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There’s a lot I don’t like about the organization, but this is something a love–a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There’s a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won’t discount it even though it’s riddled with a dark history.

  • OccamsRazer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    7 months ago

    When your religion is defined by denial and opposition to all other religions, then it probably isn’t welcome where religious tolerance is a requirement.

    • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Sorry, are you talking about Christianity?

      Or were you talking about Islam?

      Oh, wait, no, probably Hinduism.

      • OccamsRazer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        7 months ago

        No I mean the literal purpose of Satanism is to oppose religion and particularly Christianity. That’s why it’s named after the embodiment of evil according to Christianity. It’s deliberately antagonistic. That’s not at all the same as believing that yours is the only true religion.

        • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Goodness. You don’t really know a lot about Satanism, do you?

          I don’t oppose religion, as long as religion stays in it’s own lane. As long as religion is personal, and not forced on other people, I simply don’t care; it’s literally not my problem, nor is it my job to ‘convert’ other people. If you’re happy being e.g. Catholic, that’s fine.

          …Until you try to force me to obey the dictates of your religion because you can’t tell the difference between civil society and your religion.

          • OccamsRazer@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            6 months ago

            Look, it doesn’t matter what you claim to be about if the name you choose is screaming something different. It’s like if you opened a restaurant called Hitler was right, and then acted surprised when people called you a Nazi. You can tell everyone that Jews are welcome, but nobody will believe you.

            • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              6 months ago

              ::sigh::

              So you tell me, since you know my religion so well; what do I believe?

              • OccamsRazer@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                6 months ago

                The only thing I know about your religion is that it is antagonistic toward Christianity, and probably all other religions. And that’s based entirely on the name.

                • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
                  2·
                  6 months ago

                  Uh huh.

                  Would you judge a man based on the color of his skin rather than on his character?

                  • OccamsRazer@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    11·
                    6 months ago

                    Uhh no? But if he chose a name for himself, I would assume that the name meant something about him.