Tags: Girl Guides
Girlguides offer concessions over Promise following religious pressure
Posted: Thu, 13 Feb 2014
The Girlguides Association has given in to religious pressure and said that a religious preamble can be used in conjunction with its secular Promise, which came into effect last September. Read More »
Church of England intensifies its bullying of the Girlguides over promise
Posted: Wed, 22 Jan 2014
The Girlguides Movement is under heavy pressure from the Church of England to scrap its recently introduced secular promise and "re-instate God". Read More »
Churches in Northern Ireland unite to oppose Girl Guides’ secular promise
Posted: Thu, 07 Nov 2013
Churches in Northern Ireland have banded together to oppose the new secular Girl Guide Promise Read More »
NSS welcomes introduction of alternative Scout Promise for atheists
Posted: Tue, 08 Oct 2013
The National Secular Society has welcomed news that The Scout Association is to introduce an additional alternative version to the Scout Promise in order to welcome atheists into the Movement. Read More »
Girl Guides stand firm over Promise despite condemnation from reactionary Christians
Posted: Wed, 28 Aug 2013
Christian Guide leaders in Harrogate have backed down after initially refusing to introduce the new secular Promise. Read More »
Anger as Christian Girl Guide leaders refuse to implement secular Promise
Posted: Wed, 21 Aug 2013
An atheist Guide leader in Harrogate has been told she will not be able to take the new Girlguide Promise because local troop leaders are refusing to drop God from their traditional promise. Read More »
Girlguides should not be allowed to use church halls, says CofE vicar
Posted: Mon, 01 Jul 2013
A Church of England vicar has called for Girlguide groups to be booted out of church halls after they decided to drop references to God from their oath. Read More »
Girl Guides to introduce new secular Promise for all
Posted: Tue, 18 Jun 2013
The National Secular Society has welcomed news that The Guide Association is to update its Promise to emphasise that guiding is open to all girls. The updated Promise will ask members to 'be true to myself and develop my beliefs'. This will replace the previous phrase 'to love my God'. Read More »
Girl Guide troop kicked out of church hall because they didn’t attend services
Posted: Wed, 27 Mar 2013
A Girl Guide group in Hove claims it has been kicked out of its base in a church hall because its members don't attend services. Read More »
Last chance to take part in Girl Guides consultation on the Promise
Posted: Mon, 25 Feb 2013
The Girl Guides consultation to discuss the wording of its Promise closes on Sunday 3 March. Please take part and encourage Girlguiding UK to adopt on secular Promise for all. Read More »
