Scout Sunday

"Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it." - unknown

Our Church, Horizon Unitarian Universalist, has never had a Scout Sunday recognition before. Perhaps this is because of the strained relations between the UU church and the BSA, due to the BSA's policy on gays and athiests, versus the UU church's acceptance of all people regardless of orientation or beliefs. Can't say for sure. Although it's ironic that this picture of our family on our first Scout Sunday was taken in front of the banner which proclaims, "Standing on the side of love."

My friend Kristin and I, who are both heavily involved in both Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting through our kids, hatched a plan to simply ask for a Scout Sunday recognition at one of the services in February. Ask and ye shall receive! As it turns out, there are quite a few past and present scouts at our church! In the end, I am not surprised, given that many of the values of the UU church parallel those of scouting.