11 year old banned from Scouts for not believing in God

George Pratt, 11, who has been refused entry to the Scouts because he is an atheist and will not swear allegiance to God. George had been been going to Scouts for ten months and was delighted when they asked him to invest in the group. However, this meant the schoolboy would have to promise his duty to God and the Queen - and he doesn't believe in an almighty. As a result the Scouts has banned George from attending, to the anger of dad Nick, who claims the Christian organisation should include people with other beliefs. Sales engineer Nick, 45, said: "The bit that annoys me is all the rhetoric you get about religion. Christianity is meant to be about being tolerant, forgiving and understanding.