Boy, 11, excluded from Scouts because he doesn’t believe in God

[Brian37]

I do not understand anyone, female, black, gay or atheist, that insists on belonging to a religion or club that uses religion to justify discrimination. I'd say if they are being dicks, start your own club.

[downbeatplumb]

Huh...I admit I didn't know the UK had the Scouts. Are the affiliated at all with the Boy Scouts of America?

Scouts were invented in England, your boy scouts are a pale imitation.

http://scouts.org.uk/about-us/history/

[Goosebump]

This seems like a good example of the proverbial big fish in a small pond or ripple in a bucket. The outcome means little for anything of any group. But it does stir up a bit of a wind. Not to diminish the boy's rights, but it should hardly be regional, let alone national news. I'd wager it is on here because the boy is white, and it's a European country and I just went from the thread title. Seems we might all be a little prejudice. Self included clearly from my guess.