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A similar but entirely separate group is the [[Girl Scouts]], founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Lowe.

A similar but entirely separate group is the [[Girl Scouts]], founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Lowe.

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based [[youth]] development organizations. It promotes fun, educational skills and activities identified with [[manliness]].  <ref>[http://www.scouting.org/About.aspx About the BSA]</ref> The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make [[ethical]] and [[moral]] choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the [[values]] of the [[#The Scout Oath & Law|Scout Oath and Law]].<ref name=overview>[http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/OverviewofBSA.aspx Overview of Boy Scouts of America]</ref> National headquarters is in Irving, Texas.

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based [[youth]] development organizations. It promotes fun, educational skills, [[survival]] skills and activities identified with [[manliness]].  <ref>[http://www.scouting.org/About.aspx About the BSA]</ref> The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make [[ethical]] and [[moral]] choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the [[values]] of the [[#The Scout Oath & Law|Scout Oath and Law]].<ref name=overview>[http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/OverviewofBSA.aspx Overview of Boy Scouts of America]</ref> National headquarters is in Irving, Texas.

==History==

==History==

[[Atheist]] Scouts have also been removed from the organization on the basis of the twelfth point of the Scout Law being "reverent". <ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/story/116/story_11619_1.html</ref>

[[Atheist]] Scouts have also been removed from the organization on the basis of the twelfth point of the Scout Law being "reverent". <ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/story/116/story_11619_1.html</ref>

==See also==

==See Also==

* [[Boy Scouts]], for international perspective

* [[Boy Scouts]], for international perspective

==Further reading==

==Further reading==