In the past, girls in Girl Scout troops have typically sold cookies and exchange currency face-to-face.

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Many faith-based groups which charter scout troops have warned of a mass exodus if the rules are changed.

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In 2011, Mormon-backed Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops accounted for more than 420, 000 of all Scouts nationwide.

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Girl Scout troops, for example, have started using GoPayment swipers to accept credit cards when selling cookies door-to-door.

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They joined Jewish scout troops, competed in Jewish football leagues and chess tournaments.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Catholic Church sponsor 43% of Scout troops in the country.

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Unlike the Catholic Church, it rarely allowed them to serve in other Scout troops and made no attempt to rehabilitate them.

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Additionally, petitioner is a stake scouting coordinator for the Church and is responsible for overseeing six scout troops in different congregations in New Jersey.

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Approximately 70% of Scout troops are affiliated with some kind of church or religious group, according to Boy Scouts of America spokesman Deron Smith.

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Morris said he takes the stand despite the knowledge that "99.9% of Girl Scout troops in this country" are run by good leaders, he told WRTV.

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Several Girl Scout Troops (they didn't know him at all) near us have raised money for his family and planted a tree in Erwin's honor....he so loved trees.

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In their 50 years of marriage, she had never itched for a college education, being more than content to raise a big family, run a gift shop, manage the banquet hall at a golf club, lead Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops and, as a convert to Catholicism, explore the contours of her religious faith.

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But some Scouts and Scout parents say that passing the decision to the local level will have little effect on the ground, because many troops have been ignoring the national policy anyway.

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