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• - Account of the conflict between Cadet Troop 2066 and Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council over fundraising in 2004.
  
• - Home schooling with the aid of the Scout and Guide badge program.
  
• - Water purifier earns scouts a place in the sun.
  
• - A nonprofit, 501(c)3, advocacy organization working to change the Boy Scouts of America's exclusionary policies against atheists and gays.
  
• - Petition of support for the Boy Scouts of America's membership standards.
  
• - Resources on atheists and the Boy Scouts of America, including essays, background information, and details of recent court cases.
  
• - Desiderata of Scouting.
  
• - Information on projects, articles, and contacts concernining court cases involing the Boy Scouts of America.
  
• - Provides history, program information, contacts and links.
  
• - Using Scouting as a vehicle by George Kahuthia and Samson Radeny.
  
• - Centenial Scouting project sponsored jointly by WOSM and WAGGGS for the involvement of youth in peace development.
  
• - A Scouting centenary project for the promotion of world peace.
  
• - Joint Italian - Kenyan Scouting iniciative.
  
• - A collection of news articles, essays, and other resources on the Boy Scouts of America, its policies, and recent court cases.
  
• - Joint World Organization of the Scout Movement and United Nations inicative for peace, development and disarmament. Provides information on how young people may take part and the criteria for the Youth for Development Prize.
  
• - Information and support for scouters in the United Kingdom facing false allegations of misconduct. A voluntary organisation dedicated to providing advice to any scouter effected by false allegations of abuse.
  
• - Boy Scouts of America national call to service. Encourages units to help provide food, shelter and promote good health habits within our nation. Includes overview of inititative, project ideas and an area for units to record service projects.
  
• - Describes the Boy Scout program, its aims and objectives.
  
• - Includes program information, conferences, lone scouts and contacts.
  
• - Portal site for local and national coalitions working to change the policies of the Boy Scouts of America with respect to religion and sexual orientation. Offers a searchable database of BSA organizations and United Way agencies.
  
• - San Francisco Chronicle article about the 129th Toronto Scout Group.
  
• - Official BSA site created to inform the public about the legal issues that confront Scouting.
  
• - Book excerpt about the historical background to the Boy Scouts of America's policies regarding Duty to God. By Jay Mechling.
  
• - Organization in stage of formation. Information on program and objections filed by Boy Scouts of America.
  
• - Offers an online petition and educational information on the current threats to the Scouting program in the USA, including news articles and a listing of organizations that have recently withdrawn support.
  
• - Information about a lawsuit by girl denied membership in GSUSA because she is in a wheelchair.
  
• - "Young immigrants who enroll in youth organizations like Scouts Canada have better opportunities for more effective integration into Canadian society."
  
• - Links and information with regard to religious and sexual orientation concerns and the Boy Scouts of America.
  
• - Information about the amendment of the Canadian legislation governing scouting.
  
  

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