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Activist Groups Urge Obama to Reject Boy Scout Honor

From Fox News:

Activist groups, including Scouting for All, urge President Obama not to accept the honorary Presidency of the Boy Scouts of America until they stop discriminating.

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Boy Scouts of America Traditional Scouting Membership in Decline

Membership in traditional scouting programs appears to be in a steady decline. Perhaps it is time for the Boy Scouts of America to realize that they are no longer representing the values of most Americans.

The following table is directly from the Boy Scouts of America 2006 Annual Report.

COMBINED TRADITIONAL MEMBERSHIP/PARTICIPATION TOTALS

	At December 31,
Total Youth Members/Participants	2005	2006	Gain/Loss
Cub Scout-Age Youth	2,382,308	2,398,719	0.7
Boy Scout-Age Youth	1,156,258	1,177,616	1.8
High School-Age Youth	946,042	942,769	-0.3
Special-Needs Youth	102,223	100,626	-1.6
Total Youth	4,586,831	4,619,730	0.7

Total Adult Leaders/Participants	2005	2006	Gain/Loss
Cub Scout/Elementary	502,425	490,482	-2.4
Boy Scout/Middle/Junior High	547,747	546,462	-0.2
Venturing/High School	107,571	105,079	-2.3
Special Needs	5,693	5,331	-6.4
Council Leaders	45,269	43,638	-3.6
Total Adults	1,208,705	1,190,992	-1.5

Total Units/Groups	2005	2006	Gain/Loss
Cub Scout/Elementary	54,663	54,552	-0.2
Boy Scout/Middle/Junior High	52,466	52,161	-0.6
Venturing/High School	29,421	29,007	-1.4
Special Needs	2,332	2,164	-7.2
Total Units/Groups	138,882	137,884	-0.7

BSA Membership 1998-2006

(Thanks to Brian Westley for this graph.)

Traditional Scouting Membership Totals 1998-2006

Year	Cub Scouts	Boy Scouts	Venturing	Total
1998	2,171,987	1,023,442	188,010	3,383,439
1999	2,166,289	1,023,691	202,164	3,392,144
2000	2,114,420	1,003,691	233,858	3,351,969
2001	2,043,478	1,005,592	276,434	3,325,504
2002	2,000,478	1,010,791	293,323	3,304,592
2003	1,914,425	997,398	288,395	3,200,218
2004	1,878,752	988,995	280,584	3,145,331
2005	1,745,324	943,426	249,948	2,938,698
2006	1,701,632	922,430	244,266	2,868,328

(Stats from www.scouts-l.org)

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