THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE: Boy Scouts in Dundee will be able to pledge allegiance to ‘Allah’ and drop the traditional oath to God and Queen, says the Scout Association in Scotland.
The Association has given its backing to starting Dundee’s 45th troop which will specifically target Muslim boys.
In the oath Muslim recruits will be able to replace the name ‘God’ with “Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful”, and pledge to honour “the country in which I am now living” instead of the Queen.
The Scout Association is already open to all faiths and Muslim boys are currently part of existing troops, but according to the Association they are aware of some who might be opposed to the traditional pledge.
A spokesman for the Scout Association Drummond Cox claims the change “represents a tweak rather than a major change”.
He said: “The Scouts may have been a Christian organisation originally but we have long been non-denominational and inclusive. >>> | Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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