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The American Heritage Girls (AHG) is a Christian-based Scouting-like organization The organization has more than 20,000 members (2013)〔 with troops in 48 states in late 2012, plus Americans living in seven other countries. All girls are eligible for membership while adult leaders must subscribe to a Christian statement of faith. ==History== The American Heritage Girls was founded in 1995 by Patti Garibay and other parents from West Chester, Ohio to form a Christian alternative to the Girl Scouts of the USA after the Girl Scouts allowed individual scouts and scouters to use wording appropriate to their own beliefs for the word "God" in the promise and supposedly banned prayer at meetings. The organization started with 100 girls.〔 In June 2009, the AHG formed a partnership with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The Memorandum of Mutual Support recognizes the common values and goals of both organizations and formally established a relationship, as AHG had been working with the BSA on projects and utilized BSA camps〔 especially with the BSA mixed-sex Venturing membership division.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Boy Scouts of America )〕 In May 2013, the AHG dissolved its relationship with the BSA in reaction to the BSA's new policy on gay youth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=American Heritage Girls )〕 Also that month, American Heritage Girls joined the Faith Based Boys Coalition.〔Token, Jody. (May 2013) (American Heritage Girls join Faith-Based Boys Coalition ). American Heritage Girls. Accessed October 14, 2013.〕 The Faith Based Boys joined with other groups to form an alternative boy scout program. A leadership meeting was held in Louisville, Kentucky on June 29, 2013 to discuss forming a new boys group.〔Wiggins, Kimberly. July 16, 2013. (Orlando group creates faith-based alternative to Boy Scouts ). (MyFoxOrlando.com ) (WOFL-FOX35).〕 The AHG cofounder Patti Garibay was invited to the Kentucky meeting as an advisor.〔Butts, Charlie. (June 14, 2013) (Christian girls’ group founder advises new boys’ scouting group ). OneNewsNow.com (American Family News Network). (archived ).〕 It was revealed in September that American Heritage Girls would be partnering with Trail Life USA, the new boys scouting group〔Lohr, Kathy. (September 09, 2013) (Trail Life USA, The 'Other' Boy Scouts Of America ). National Public Radio.〕 which was modeled on AHG.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Heritage Girls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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