Girl Scouts are celebrating their 100th anniversary. My daughter was a girl scout for several years, while my son was never a boy scout. The reason? Unlike Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts don't force members to pledge allegiance to god. On October 23, 1993, Girl Scouts adopted a measure to permit substitution of another word or phrase for "god" in the official pledge. Girl Scout President B. LaRae Orullian made an official statement that the change is "a very strong statement that Girl Scouts continue to be on the cutting edge, and this is a continuing effort to show that we have strength in diversity and that we are an inclusive organization."
To read more about this important difference between Boy and Girl Scouts, see this article.
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