How a scout lives it
- 1Understand Duty to God — part of the Oath and the Reverent point of the Law.
- 2Practice your own faith — be faithful in your own religious duties, whatever they are.
- 3Respect others' beliefs — Reverent means respecting everyone's faith.
- 4Consider a religious emblem — earn one through your own faith's program (ask a religious leader).
- 5Support inclusivity — the chaplain aide helps the troop honor all faiths.
The religious emblems program
- Earned through your own faith — each faith administers its own emblem, requirements, and award.
- Scouting promotes but doesn't run them — the award is worn as a knot on the uniform.
- A scout is not required to belong to a specific religion — Duty to God is expressed in the scout's own way and faith.
Inclusivity
- Inclusivity is essential. Scouting is non-sectarian; never pressure a scout about beliefs, favor a religion, or exclude anyone. Respect every scout's faith and tradition.
- Duty to God is personal — expressed in the scout's own way; Scouting supports, it doesn't prescribe.
- Emblems are each faith's own — earned through the scout's own religious organization, not Scouting.
Going deeper
- Reverent, and respectful. Duty to God in Scouting comes with an explicit duty to respect others' beliefs — inclusivity is built into the Law.
- Your faith, your emblem. The religious emblems program lets a scout earn recognition in their own religion.
- Non-sectarian. Scouting asks for reverence and faithfulness without defining God for anyone — welcoming scouts of all faiths.
Official source
Religious Emblems — Scouting America →This page is written to be non-sectarian and inclusive; it never reproduces or favors specific-faith content. Religious emblems are administered by each faith's own organization. Confirm program specifics at the source.