A General Note ...

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Resources for "Scout's Own" Services

• U.S. Scouting Service Project: Reverent
• Bowman and Bryant's A Scout's Duty to God and Country
• Metzloff's Big Book of Scout Worship Services
• Hendra's The MacScouter's Big "A Scout is Reverent" Resource Book

Resources for "Scout Sabbath" Observances

• Scout Sunday Observance suggestions for Christian Churches
• Scout Sabbath Observance suggestions for Jewish Congregations
• Scout Sunday Liturgies for Presbyterian Churches

Resources for Troop Chaplains and Chaplain's Aids

• Roles of Chaplains and Chaplain's Aids
• Manual for Chaplains and Chaplain's Aids

Organizations of Scouters in Various Religious Traditions

• Baha'i Scouting Programs
• National Catholic Committee on Scouting
• Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting
• North American Hindu Association
• National Jewish Committee on Scouting
• National Lutheran Association on Scouting
• National Association of Presbyterian Scouters

Calendar of Major Religious Holy Days and Observances

Calendar for 2003-2007 posted by BSA Relationships Division

Resources for Understanding World Religions

General information on different religions is best found on the Internet by working from well-established and reputable sites. Religion can be a volatile subject, and there are sites on probably every religion that are posted by harsh and even misinformed critics. It is best to begin with online encyclopedias and work out from their links. Some suggested starting places are:

Wikipedia -- an interesting on-line resource that allows "distributed" editing (users can suggest revisions / additions that others will then ultimately allow to stand or revise). The result in terms of entries on major religions are contributions that scholars would commend and adherents consider fair.

Encarta -- Microsoft's longstanding online encyclopedia which is now following Wikipedia's lead in allowing editorial revisions to be suggested by users.

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society -- a resource maintained by scholars of religion by providing information in a format accessible to the general public.

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Last modified: 10/10/05