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Atheist expects Boy Scouts to change, but not soon

Skeptics & Atheists

Darrell Lambert is prepared for a long struggle with the Boy Scouts of America, one decided by public opinion and not by lawsuits.

The 19-year-old Eagle Scout, the subject of national attention after being booted out of the organization last month for being an atheist, doesn't think his recent appeal will reverse his situation. Not soon, anyway.

Boy Scouts maintain that "duty to God is one of our founding principles. It's been that way for 92 years."