{"id":2239929,"date":"2024-05-08T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boy-scouts-of-america-rebranding-to-scouting-america-so-everyone-feels-welcomed\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:14:24","slug":"boy-scouts-of-america-rebranding-to-scouting-america-so-everyone-feels-welcomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boy-scouts-of-america-rebranding-to-scouting-america-so-everyone-feels-welcomed\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy Scouts of America rebrands to &#8216;Scouting America&#8217; for a more inclusive atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboy-scouts-of-america-rebranding-to-scouting-america-so-everyone-feels-welcomed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Boy Scouts of America announced a rebranding to &#8216;Scouting America&#8217; for inclusivity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-hosts-russia-u-s-officials-for-talks-on-afghanistan\/\" title=\"China hosts Russia, U.S. officials for talks on Afghanistan\">allowing girls<\/a> in Cub and Boy Scouts. The change aims\u200c to create a\u200d welcoming atmosphere for all youth. The shift, effective February 8, 2025, reflects a broader vision of diversity and values while maintaining the \u200ccore \u2064principles\u2063 of the scouting movement. The Boy Scouts of America has unveiled \u200da rebrand to &#8216;Scouting America&#8217; to promote inclusivity by welcoming girls into Cub and Boy\u200c Scouts. \u2063This\u2062 transformation, effective from February 8, 2025, signifies a commitment to diversity and \u2064principles while fostering an inclusive environment for all youth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/boy-scouts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boy Scouts of America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  announced on Tuesday that it will undergo a rebrand to be more \u201cinclusive.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The national scouting organization underwent a major change in 2018 when it started allowing girls to join the Cub Scouts, which is for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/children\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  aged 7 to 10. The following year, the Boy Scouts program for older kids ages 11 to 17 began admitting young women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new name will reflect these changes as the group, which formerly switched to \u201cScouts BSA\u201d will now rebrand as \u201cScouting America,\u201d effective February 8, 2025, the 115th anniversary of the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BSA President and CEO Roger A. Krone said the name change was made in part to encourage girls to join the program since it will no longer have the name \u201cboy\u201d in it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhile this may be a surprise to some of you, for us this is a straightforward evolution and the next natural step in ensuring all American youth feel welcomed and recognized in an organization that is meant to serve all Americans,\u201d Krone said in a press release about the name change, per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/07\/us\/boy-scouts-rebrands-scouting-america-reaj\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CNN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CEO added that the change will not alter the organization\u2019s mission of preparing \u201cyoung people over their lives to make ethical and moral choices by instilling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boy-scout-troops-still-do-good-though-the-national-organization-is-forever-stained\/\" title=\"Boy Scout Troops Still Do Good, Though The National Organization Is Forever Stained\">scout oath<\/a>, and the scout law. America\u2019s values are scouting values.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The change to allow girls into Boy Scouts has been mired in controversy. Besides the backlash from leaders and participants, Girl Scouts filed a federal lawsuit claiming they were entitled to the sole use of the term \u201cscout\u201d when referencing leadership opportunities for girls after BSA started using the word \u201cscout\u201d more generally. The courts ruled in favor of BSA, saying they did not violate the Girls Scouts\u2019 trademark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe benefit of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-womens-college-reverses-plan-to-admit-transgender-biological-men\/\" title=\"Catholic women's college cancels decision to admit transgender men\">single-gender environment<\/a> has been well-documented by educators, scholars, and other girl- and youth-serving organizations,\u201d Girl Scouts said in a press release at the time, per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kimelsesser\/2024\/05\/07\/boy-scouts-rebrand-as-scouting-america-to-boost-inclusivity\/?sh=4fa9da213355\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forbes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 1 million children are enrolled in Boys Scouts of America, with 176,234 girls and young women represented in that number. BSA said in a news release that more than 6,000 young women earned the prestigious Eagle Scout rank, CNN reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bob Brady, a scout leader in New Jersey, explained his decision to form an all-girls BSA troop. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFive and a half years after we started, you see people in town who see us marching a parade, doing a service project saying \u2018Girls can be Scouts? It\u2019s called Boy Scouts,\u2019\u201d Brady said during a news conference. \u201cIt takes some explaining to do\u2026 so I think this is gonna be great to help with recruiting and let everyone know the inclusive program that we\u2019ve become over the last decade.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715184052205000&#038;usg=AOvVaw30mpznqHO0I3crFOdodkQW\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYoung girls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-josh-hawleys-wife-describes-frightening-evening-of-assault-on-family-home\/\" title=\"Senator Josh Hawley\u2019s Wife Describes \u201cFrightening\u201d Evening Of \u201cAssault\u201d On Family Home\">young boys<\/a>, there\u2019s nothing about the Scout oath or a law that is inherently masculine or inherently feminine and applies across the board. Young girls in 2024 like to go camping, they like to go hiking,\u201d he continued. \u201cYou know what, I\u2019ve had more moms and women tell me over the last five or six years, I wish I had the opportunity to be in scouts when I was a kid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boy Scouts of America to rebrand for inclusivity. The organization made a significant shift in 2018 by admitting girls to Cub Scouts. 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