A new “atheist” version of the Scout Promise with no mention of God or faith is to be introduced by the British branch of the organization for children who say they are not religious. For the ...

The Scout movement is to preserve the historic promise by its members that they will do their duty to God, its leaders said yesterday. They bowed to pressure from secular lobbyists and offered ...

Scouts will still be able to choose the original promise which has remained unchanged for 106 years. Hindus and Buddhists can also say "my Dharma" in the scout promise, while Muslims can say Allah.

Move marks a break with a tradition begun in 1908 when founder Robert Baden-Powell wrote a Scout Promise which required a vow to ‘do my duty to God’.

Girl Scouts Troop 20923 in northern New Jersey are fighting to change the wording of the GS Promise and Law. They ask, "Why do boys get to do, while girls only get to try?" ...

The Scout Association in the UK announces an alternative version of their membership promise for young people who do not believe in God.

The Scout movement is thinking about making a new promise for members who don't believe in God. At the moment new Scouts have to make a religious promise as part of being a member.