On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:36:34 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

Furthermore, the raison d'etre for the BSA is to
teach boys about leadership, civic duties, outdoorsmanship, and the like.

The raison d'etre of the BSA, at its very core, is to promote the
Scout Oath and Law. Everything they do is in service of *that*, *not*
the reverse.

Rob