Arrow of Light Duty to God in Action Adventure
Adventure Goal: Learn about and practice the scout's religious faith.
Adventure Requirements:
Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others of your choice.
- Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life.
- Under the direction of your parent, guardian, or religious or spiritual leader, do an act of service for someone in your family, neighborhood, or community. Talk about your service with your family. Tell your family how it related to doing your duty to God.
- Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not done so already.
- With your parent, guardian, or religious or spiritual leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you better do your duty to God. Do these things for a month.
- Discuss with your family how the Scout Oath and Scout Law relate to your beliefs about duty to God.
- For at least a month, pray or reverently meditate each day as taught by your family or faith community.
Ideas for Adventure Requirements:
- Have scouts complete requirements at home. Define time in a den meeting for scouts to share what they did for requirements #1 and #2.
Den Meeting Ideas for Duty to God in Action Adventure:
- Include Graces at your scout meals and snacks.
- Explain and promote the Religious Emblem award to scouts that have not earned it yet.
- Use Faith Service when planning campout services.
Comments:
May 11, 2016 - Maribel
If a Webelo completes requirement 1 for Duty to God
and You, does this also earn him his Duty to God in
Action or does he now need to do requirement 2 in order
to earn his Duty to God in Action?
Aug 12, 2016 - Scouter Paul@Alison - The exact requirement is "Earn the religious emblem of
your faith for Webelos Scouts, if you have not already done so."
If the scout earned the religious emblem and used it to fulfill
one adventure, he shouldn't also use it to fulfill the second
adventure. Instead, he would need to do requirement #2 for that
adventure.
The intent is that earning one religious emblem should not be used to fulfill two adventures.
Nov 29, 2016 - Mark ColemanThe intent is that earning one religious emblem should not be used to fulfill two adventures.
I understand what you're asking, Alison. I had the same question, and our Cub Master said we
should do #2 as well. It is a little vague though. I can see how it's misunderstood. I think they
should make it clear that if #1 was completed as a Webelos, that they should do #2 instead.
Sep 18, 2017 - AdamHello,
My family is not religious and would prefer not to bring religion into our house, yet it seems as if this is a requirement. Is there a waiver for this requirement for those who do not practice a religion?
Nov 16, 2017 - TrishMy family is not religious and would prefer not to bring religion into our house, yet it seems as if this is a requirement. Is there a waiver for this requirement for those who do not practice a religion?
Adam,
Many in our pack do not participate in formal religion or worship God. We did all the requirements but focused on Diversity and Tolerance- accepting others respecting their beliefs and embracing each others differences. We discussed openly the duty to God that some follow /Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhists....We keep it age appropriate for the scouts. Hope this helps. (It is what works for our Diverse Scout Family.
Nov 17, 2017 - DavidMany in our pack do not participate in formal religion or worship God. We did all the requirements but focused on Diversity and Tolerance- accepting others respecting their beliefs and embracing each others differences. We discussed openly the duty to God that some follow /Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhists....We keep it age appropriate for the scouts. Hope this helps. (It is what works for our Diverse Scout Family.
Trish/Adam/et al,
When you apply, both as Scouts or Scouters, you sign the Declaration of Religious Principles which, among other things, acknowledges an obligation to God. While you may not necessarily subscribe to a particular religion it does require an acknowledgement of a supreme or higher being. This will become more important as the Scouts progress toward Eagle. Not sure how any Scout can affirm doing their duty to God without having a belief in a supreme being (God, Allah, etc.). Unfortunately, there are many reports of people earning their Eagle and then claiming that they are Atheist or don't believe. Seems to violate the point that a Scout is Trustworthy. We don't have to push a particular belief, but we should acknowledge that there is someone greater than ourselves. Peace.
When you apply, both as Scouts or Scouters, you sign the Declaration of Religious Principles which, among other things, acknowledges an obligation to God. While you may not necessarily subscribe to a particular religion it does require an acknowledgement of a supreme or higher being. This will become more important as the Scouts progress toward Eagle. Not sure how any Scout can affirm doing their duty to God without having a belief in a supreme being (God, Allah, etc.). Unfortunately, there are many reports of people earning their Eagle and then claiming that they are Atheist or don't believe. Seems to violate the point that a Scout is Trustworthy. We don't have to push a particular belief, but we should acknowledge that there is someone greater than ourselves. Peace.
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