12thPoint

The home defines and gives attention to the religious side of the youth member's life.

For help on the Webelos Badge, please click here. Under 8e, I would suggest any two of these:

• Discuss with your family and Webelos den leader how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Law, and what character-building traits your religious beliefs have in common with the Scout Oath and Law.
• For at least a month, pray or meditate reverently each day as taught by your family, and by your church, temple, mosque, synagogue, or religious group.
• List at least two ways you believe you have lived according to your religious beliefs.

The second one could simply be saying grace before dinner. The third could be simply doing his best to follow the 12 points of the Scout Law.

For a broader view:

The following are excerpts from the national website.

• Young people need faith. There is abundant evidence that children benefit from the moral compass provided by religious tradition. We acknowledge that faith can become an important part of a child's identity. Each of the major faiths breeds hope, optimism, compassion, and a belief in a better tomorrow. Scouting encourages each young person to begin a spiritual journey through the practice of his or her faith tradition. One of the key tenets of Scouting is "duty to God." While Scouting does not define religious belief for its members, it has been adopted by and works with youth programs of all major faiths.
• The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God and, therefore, recognizes the religious element in the training of the member, but it is absolutely nonsectarian in its attitude toward that religious training. Its policy is that the home and organization or group with which a member is connected shall give definite attention to religious life.

So this is something to discuss with your family. You don't have to "go to church" to fulfill this. The central theme is that "there is something out there, greater than ourselves (mankind)."

For more details on a major religion that has a different interpretation of God, please read:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_Christianity
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Buddhism

Also consider the non-denominational Philmont Grace that we say in Scouts.

For food, for raiment, For life, for opportunity, For friendship and fellowship, We thank Thee, O Lord. Amen.

We are thankful for what we have. It is human nature to always want more, but lack of appreciate for what we have leads to taking for granted (to assume as true, real, or expected, to value too lightly) what we have, which is destructive.

Boy Scout Oath: On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.

Boy Scout law: A Scout is:

• Trustworthy,
• Loyal
• Helpful
• Friendly
• Courteous
• Kind
• Obedient
• Cheerful
• Thrifty
• Brave
• Clean
• and Reverent.

DUTY TO GOD AND COUNTRY: Your family and religious leaders teach you to know and serve God. By following these teachings, you do your duty to God. Men and women of the past worked to make America great, and many gave their lives for their country. By being a good family member and a good citizen, by working for your country's good and obeying its laws, you do your duty to your country. Obeying the Scout Law means living by its 12 points.