The Church Begins its Pullout from Scouting
In the short 5-minute drive to work I managed to hear the local breaking news, and had to look up some more information when I got into work. "LDS Church to no longer participate in Varsity, Venture Scouting" is the headline of the article on KSL.com http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44204644&nid=1016&title=lds-church-to-no-longer-participate-in-varsity-venture-scouting The Varsity and Venture ages are 14-15 and 16-17, respectively. According to the article the change, effective January 1, 2018, will "impact approximately 180,000 boys. Which is not a small number, and not an insignificant financial impact on the scout councils. While those boys who want to continue working towards rank advancement in Scouting will be encouraged to join with other units, I would be surprised if even 20% will have the interest to do so, and those who do will probably only do it because they are wanting to achieve the Eagle rank, and are likely close to getting it. This will be a hu...