From its beginning, Scouting has emphasized spirituality and religious values. Scouting founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell said, “There is no religious ‘side’ of the movement. The whole of it is based on religion, that is, on the realization and service of God. Let us, therefore, in training our Scouts, keep the higher aims in the forefront, not let ourselves get too absorbed in the steps. Don’t let the technical outweigh the moral. . . . Our objective in the Scout movement is to give such help as we can in bringing about God’s kingdom on earth.”
