Earn Your Religious Emblem

It is often said that 1 out of every 100 boys who join Boy Scouts will complete their journey and earn the rank of Eagle. If that is true, then it is even rarer to see an Eagle Scout that has earn one or more of their Religious Emblems of Faith awards. What an accomplishments that must be! To learn more about what it means to be an active member of your church. To learn what is really meant by Duty to God, being reverent, or being morally straight.

What is your calling to God?

Be one of the many who have already started and completed the most prestigious program in scouting. It won’t be easy, but nothing ever that is truly worth it. Take the next step and find out how you can earn your Religious Emblems of Faith Award,

Religious Emblems (Awards) are available for many faiths. They are awarded by the church or other religious body, not by BSA. Most are recognized by the BSA, and may be worn on uniform by displaying the Religious Award Knot and for ceremonial occasions, the Religious Medal.

Adults may wear the Youth Knot on the adult uniform if they earned the award as a youth.

Some awards have different "levels," allowing a Youth to earn the award multiple times. For example, Roman Catholic Tiger and Wolf Cub Scouts may earn the Light of Christ, Bear and Webelos Cub Scouts the Parvuli Dei, Boy Scouts the Ad Altari Dei, and Explorer or other senior Scouts the Pope Pius XII.

Only one knot is awarded for any person, even if multiple awards (i.e. multiple levels) are earned. "Emblems," small gold-colored pins, may be worn on the knot if desired. They identify the different "levels" of the award that were earned by the Youth. There are emblems for Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers, Sea Explorers, and Varsity Scouts. A Youth may wear any combination of emblem(s) to show the levels of Religious Award(s) that were earned. Emblems are not worn on the Adult Religious Knot.

Click on your Religion below to learn more or see a complete list of Religious Award programs further below.

A Boy Scout taking the Scout Oath pledges to do his “duty to God.” In the Scout Law, he recites, “A Scout is reverent.” But Scouting espouses no creed and favors no faith over another. Rather, its programs complement the aims of all faiths.