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===Defining America's greatness===
===Defining America's greatness===
During a Boy Scouts of America awards ceremony, of which [[Rush Limbaugh]] was invited to and attended, he said this about the BSA and how it pertains to America's greatness:
Many presidents have praised and addressed the Boy Scouts over the years. President [[Calvin Coolidge]] said this to a group of Boy Scouts in 1924:
{{Cquote|The three fundamentals of scouthood are reverence for nature ... reverence for law ... and reverence for God. It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Doubters do not achieve. ... No man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is part of an unending plan.}}
During a 2009 Boy Scouts of America awards ceremony, of which [[Rush Limbaugh]] was invited to and attended, he said this about the BSA and how it pertains to America's greatness:
{{Cquote|The United States of America is a great nation at risk in a dangerous world. It is the traditional values, institutions that have defined the greatness of this country that will save it. The values, the love of country, the recognition that as human beings our rights, our freedom, our essence, our yearning to be free come from our creator, from God, not from a government, not from other men, is what has made this country great. And the Boy Scouts of America ... [it] is a microcosm of what made this country great. And the traditions, institutions, and values that have defined this country's greatness are what make the Boy Scouts of America. [...] And the people involved in instilling those values in the young people of America who it's been said accurately are 'the future of the country,' deserve applause. They deserve recognition, and they deserve to be inspired and motivated. Not only the kids doing it but the adults inspiring them. I am proud of all of you involved in the Scout program, wherever you are.<ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_111309/content/01125106.guest.html Rush and Roger Ailes Speak at Boy Scouts Awards Dinner], RushLimbaugh.com, November 11, 2009.</ref>}}
{{Cquote|The United States of America is a great nation at risk in a dangerous world. It is the traditional values, institutions that have defined the greatness of this country that will save it. The values, the love of country, the recognition that as human beings our rights, our freedom, our essence, our yearning to be free come from our creator, from God, not from a government, not from other men, is what has made this country great. And the Boy Scouts of America ... [it] is a microcosm of what made this country great. And the traditions, institutions, and values that have defined this country's greatness are what make the Boy Scouts of America. [...] And the people involved in instilling those values in the young people of America who it's been said accurately are 'the future of the country,' deserve applause. They deserve recognition, and they deserve to be inspired and motivated. Not only the kids doing it but the adults inspiring them. I am proud of all of you involved in the Scout program, wherever you are.<ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_111309/content/01125106.guest.html Rush and Roger Ailes Speak at Boy Scouts Awards Dinner], RushLimbaugh.com, November 11, 2009.</ref>}}
Baden-Powell wrote in a pamphlet "Scouting & Christianity" (1917): "Scouting is nothing less than applied [[Christianity]]." Since then, various Scouting Organizations have been founded for members of other religions, or which are not specific to any religion.
Baden-Powell wrote in a pamphlet "Scouting & Christianity" (1917): "Scouting is nothing less than applied [[Christianity]]." Since then, various Scouting Organizations have been founded for members of other religions, or which are not specific to any religion.
In designing the Scouting program, Baden-Powell drew ideas from the Japanese warrior's code or "[[bushido]]", on educational methods of the [[Africa]]n Zulu tribes, on the Victorian "ragged schools" movement, and the educational methods of Montessori.<ref>Baden-Powell, ''Scouting for Boys"[http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0192805479&id=LdtVxcFpWFQC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&ots=j1TxsQhuis&dq=baden-powell+scouting+bushido&sig=6nhFG3I_TD7AB0mP7lzSHebCT7c#PPA44,M1]</ref><ref>[http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-bp.htm Robert Baden-Powell as an Educational Innovator</ref>
In designing the Scouting program, Baden-Powell drew ideas from the Japanese warrior's code or "[[bushido]]", on educational methods of the [[Africa]]n Zulu tribes, on the Victorian "ragged schools" movement, and the educational methods of Montessori.<ref>Baden-Powell, ''Scouting for Boys"[http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0192805479&id=LdtVxcFpWFQC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&ots=j1TxsQhuis&dq=baden-powell+scouting+bushido&sig=6nhFG3I_TD7AB0mP7lzSHebCT7c#PPA44,M1]</ref><ref>[http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-bp.htm Robert Baden-Powell as an Educational Innovator</ref>