In reply to James R Keller.

Thank you James Keller for stating my thoughts so clearly. I have been involved in scouting and my church for many years. I am also involved with scouting on the District and Council level. For me it comes down to individual children.

The young man invited to join our troop by his neighbor and friend who came up beside me as we were entering a church and said "Mrs. A. I've never been to church before." The only religious education he received in his youth was through our Troop.

What about the young boy brought to our pack by his father who is coming back to church because of our strong scouting program?

There is no program that equals the recognition that achieving the rank of “Eagle Scout” provides. As was stated earlier “the chartered organization owns the unit” as with Sunday School, VBS, and everything else when a congregation pays attention to it’s obligations to young people great things happen.