Love it or hate it, Scouting was an inescapable part of Mormon boyhood in America.
Pinewood derbies. Blue and Gold Banquets. Merit badges. Pins and sashes. Eagle projects. Jamborees and High Adventure Camps. Old Glory planted on neighborhood lawns and Friends of Scouting's seemingly endless pitches for money.
On Tuesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that, by 2020, it would be severing its centurylong relationship with the Boy Scouts of America.
Unless they choose otherwise, future generations of Mormon boys will not be repeating the Scout Oath, spending a week fighting bugs at Scout camps or earning that last merit badge.
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