We are glad that you are interested in the Religious Award Program. Here are a number of resources that we have collected that will help you in developing your own program.

Official Scouting Resources

Boy Scouts of America - Religious Emblems

Programs of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y.)

R.E.D. Team (Religious Emblems Display Teams)

Watch the Video on Promoting Religious Awards in Scouting

Unofficial Scouting Resources

Chaplain Aid : Unit Religious Awards

Religious Emblems for Boy Scouts

Religious Emblems for Cub Scouts

Individual Committee's on Scouting

Baha'i Committee On Scouting

National Catholic Committee on Scouting

Community of Christ

Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting

Islamic Committee on Scouting

Jewish Committee on Scouting

NAHA (North American Hindu Association)

Members, Church of of Christ for Scouting

National Association of Presbyterian Scouters

National Association of United Methodist Scouters

National Lutheran Association on Scouting

Religious "Knots"

Youth Religious Award
Religious emblem square knot, cloth, silver knot on purple, No. 00507, may be worn by youth or adult members who earned the knot as a youth, above left pocket.

Only one youth award square knot is worn, no matter how many times the holder earns a second or subsequent religious award as a youth member. For subsequent awards, the Scout wears the appropriate devices on his square knot to indicate multiple awards.

Adult Religious Award
Cloth, purple knot on silver, No. 05014, may be worn by adult members presented with the recognition, above left pocket. Adults may wear both the Youth Religious Award knot and the Adult Religious Award knot if they satisfy qualifying criteria. Self-nomination is not allowed.

Unit Religious Award
Is your Unit Chartered by a Church? Have you been a Quality Unit? If you answered YES to both questions, there may be a special award that your unit could qualify for but which very few units ever earn.