The UUA and the Boy Scouts of America:
A Continuing Struggle for Inclusiveness
Correspondence
February 22, 1999 - Summary of communication between Rev. Cynthia Breen,
Rev. Keith Kron, and Thomas Deimler
Rev. Breen and Rev. Kron are members of the UUA staff. Mr. Deimler is a member
of the Religious Relationships Committee, Boy Scouts of America.
The UUA has persisted with every reasonable effort to persuade the Boy Scouts
of America to re-instate official recognition of the Religion in Life award
for Boy Scouts and Explorers, as well as the Love and Help award for Cub Scouts.
A complete revision of the Religion in Life manual has been prepared by the
Rev. Cynthia Breen and the Rev. Keith Kron of the UUA staff. The revision is
designed to respond to expressed BSA concerns, while maintaining a clear articulation
of UU principles. The manual is used for religious education and coming of age
programs as well as by Scouts. UUA President John Buehrens has written the foreword
to the new 4th edition.
The revision was submitted to the Religious Relationships Committee of
the BSA in time for their meeting on Feb. 11. The response from the BSA
indicated a desire for some further revisions. On Feb. 18, Breen and Kron sent
a "final revision" to Thomas Deimler of the Religious Relationships Committee.
They wrote, "We trust that the newly formed sub-committee assigned to review
our situation will give this prompt attention."
A reply from the BSA has been requested by March 1, so that the new edition
can be printed before General Assembly.
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