It's well past time for people to work with their local communities to build a new organization that fills the role Boy Scouts was supposed to. Young men need a place away from women to learn how to be real men.
...technically no, but it might be incredibly awkward if you aren't Mormon.
I'm sure they would love to invite you along as a potential convert, but the program is heavily tied to doctrine as far as I understand, which isn't bad, just way more religious than Boy Scouts ever was. By that, I mean Boy Scouts had a secular aim with a religious flair, and the Mormon program has a religious aim with a secular flair. Self improvement is a major focus. They even have a similar program that teaches self-worth to teenage girls.
I've been out of the church for a while. Also, I'm not sure how formally structured or focused it is. It was new when I left.
Anyways, I'm not trying to discourage you. Mormons are super nice and they teach lots of wholesome things. They get a lot of things right.
I just don't literally believe their claims on the Book of Mormon anymore, which is a huge deal to them.
One other thing. If you want a cheap, good education for your kids, BYU is ~3k a semester as a 4 year university with one of the highest ranked business, accounting, and law schools in the west. They admit non-members and it's free from the leftist bint of pretty much every other college.
The only drawback is no drinking or fornication allowed (to get caught). Lots of families of other religions value that (especially Catholics and Muslims).
It's well past time for people to work with their local communities to build a new organization that fills the role Boy Scouts was supposed to. Young men need a place away from women to learn how to be real men.
The Mormons took their ball and went home and started a proprietary program.
Do you have to be Mormon to participate?
...technically no, but it might be incredibly awkward if you aren't Mormon.
I'm sure they would love to invite you along as a potential convert, but the program is heavily tied to doctrine as far as I understand, which isn't bad, just way more religious than Boy Scouts ever was. By that, I mean Boy Scouts had a secular aim with a religious flair, and the Mormon program has a religious aim with a secular flair. Self improvement is a major focus. They even have a similar program that teaches self-worth to teenage girls.
I've been out of the church for a while. Also, I'm not sure how formally structured or focused it is. It was new when I left.
Anyways, I'm not trying to discourage you. Mormons are super nice and they teach lots of wholesome things. They get a lot of things right.
I just don't literally believe their claims on the Book of Mormon anymore, which is a huge deal to them.
One other thing. If you want a cheap, good education for your kids, BYU is ~3k a semester as a 4 year university with one of the highest ranked business, accounting, and law schools in the west. They admit non-members and it's free from the leftist bint of pretty much every other college.
The only drawback is no drinking or fornication allowed (to get caught). Lots of families of other religions value that (especially Catholics and Muslims).
“ I just don't literally believe their claims on the Book of Mormon anymore, which is a huge deal to them.”
This is what I can’t get over. It sucks, too, because I love everything else about them.
That’s good info for BYU; I didn’t know that. I was thinking Hillsdale was the only option left haha.