By Patti Garibay for THE DAILY SIGNAL
Once again, Scouting America is in the headlines–and unsurprisingly, it appears the organization is weighing whether its convictions are negotiable.
This time, the Department of War is reportedly reviewing its longstanding relationship with the Boy Scouts of America, now rebranded as “Scouting America.” The War Department has raised concerns that the organization’s recent embrace of DEI initiatives and gender ideology runs counter to the values of the current administration and the department itself.
And suddenly, Scouting America is signaling it may “reconcile” its practices in order to preserve that partnership.
But Americans should not be fooled. We’ve seen this story before.
I founded American Heritage Girls nearly 30 years ago because I could already see the cultural pressures mounting against traditional scouting. It wasn’t because America needed less scouting–it was because girls needed a scout-type program rooted firmly in God, truth, and timeless moral principles. Even then, it was clear that the very foundations that made scouting strong were being treated as optional.
