Scouting America's latest data, faith-based organizations account for 42% of 40,000 chartered organizations

[littlemissmartypants]

According to Scouting America's latest data, faith-based organizations account for 42% of the nearly 40,000 units operated by chartered organizations.

https://religionnews.com/2025/09/18/how-faith-based-support-is-helping-scouting-america-stabilize/

According to Scouting America's latest data, faith-based organizations account for 42% of the nearly 40,000 units operated by chartered organizations.
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— RNS (@rns.org) 2025-09-20T11:30:25.944Z

[Gore1FL]

1. That's not too shocking. Their LDS-forced policies in the early 2000s forced them out of public schools.

They played the victim, but it their anti-inclusion is what caused it.

[Igel]

2. Got to have space and continuity.

Around here it's mostly churches (and perhaps a synagogue and an "Islamic center"--to not use the word "mosque&quot that sponsor them.

Officially they're open to all, but often LDS or mosques will have practices or restrictions that non-believers would find inconvenient or their parents find incorrect or vaguely preachy.

Some elementary schools sponsor cub scouts. That's permitted (neither encouraged nor discouraged).

More political organizations shouldn't.