Okay, here's a problem I'm faced with that advice from strangers might actually help with. I am charged with becoming a BSA merit badge counselor in an area I am well qualified in. However, for me to be an official "Adult Member" of the BSA they require me to sign off on a Statement of Religious Principle". I do NOT concur with said statement.
Your thoughts?
@Boyceaz Same problem faced by addicts in recovery when the twelve steps include surrendering to a higher power. The org may have roots in established religion and a particular view of how to get there, but did leave enough room for you to choose what for you is a religious experience and what if any guiding principles that might lead you to adopt. Could be an omniscient sky being, could be art or nature.
However, the fact that BSA is structured to steer children into churches is still there