Aug 29 2026 | By: Amy Thornton
The Girl Scouts of the USA have come under fire for allowing 'Muslim badges' to be earned by girls through learning the pillars of Islam, inviting non-Muslim girls to explore the faith, host Open Mosque Days and more.
White House Correspondent, Natalie Winters has been reporting on Mosque-based programs across the nation including, "Sacramento, Naperville, Long Island, Virginia, Maryland, Brooklyn, San Diego, and more—embedding prayer, hijab rules, Ramadan, Islamic education and mosque outreach into Girl Scouting." - Natalie Winters
The badges are made available through the National Islamic Center with approval of the Girl Scouts of the USA. While the organization does recognize badges across other religious faiths, one must pause to consider the tenets of Islam which are incompatible with western values of religious liberty and the role of women in society.
The Girl Scout account on X fired back against the criticism with this statement on Tuesday, apparently accusing Winters of circulating misinformation: 
While it's certainly true that the Girl Scouts have never been a religious organization, the foundation and paradigm of Girl Scouts in America is explicitly Christian. It's a fact easily glossed over in a culture bent on heralding "inclusivity" as a virtue above all else. All cultures are not the same. Girl Scouts, as we know it in America, could never have materialized from Islam.
Girl Scouts in America founder, Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927), would probably have encouraged young girls to learn about a variety of religious faiths, but it's doubtful she would have endorsed badges that oppose the intrinsic Christian values that formed her organization. 
From the Girl Scout Handbook, published in 1940, (shown above) the original Girl Scout Promise in the United States invoked the Triune God as well as the nation as subjects of devotion and duty:
"On my honor, I will try:
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people at all times,
To obey the Girl Scout Laws."
In order to expound on the Girl Scout Promise, the handbook goes on to say:
"To do my duty to God and my country" would take pages and pages to explain because each person has a slightly different idea of duty to God and country. However, it is fair to say that a girl's duty to God is to honor God in the finest way she knows, by the things she says, thinks and does.
...duty to one's country means doing everything possible to make our country a place where all people may live and work in safety and freedom. It means that a girl should respect the laws and traditions of her country." - page 5, Girl Scout Handbook, 1940 Prepared by the Program Division, Girl Scouts , printed in the United States of America
It would be difficult to find two religious ideologies more opposed to one another than Christianity and Islam. Even a cursory look into nations around the globe reveal the varying intolerance of Islamic governance toward other faith-based groups. And conversely, the protections generally afforded to other religious groups under Western governments built on Christian ideals.
It's why, for example, women in Iran today are subject to lashings and imprisonment if they refuse to wear the hijab, after experiencing freedom in dress in the 1960s and 70s. The Islamic Revolution put an end to women's safety and liberty.
The modern chants of "death to America", no longer originate only from Middle Eastern countries that hate western ideals, but now from within the United States, as recorded from citizens of Dearborn, Michigan:
"While many Americans—Muslims and non-Muslim alike—may denounce the “Death to America” chant, this rally and its despicable chant highlight a unique phenomenon in our midst in the United States. A group of Americans—Arab Muslims—enjoy freedoms and resources that the nation offers, while explicitly despising the country and calling for its collapse. Keep in mind, this Arab Muslim group doesn’t want to live in the Arab world and chose to live in America."-A.S. Ibrahim, WORLD, A Wake-up call about Islamism in the United States
The Girl Scouts originally honored and expressed devotion to America. The earliest emblem of the Girl Scouts, the Trefoil, was molded into every pin that a girl received when first taking the Girl Scout promise, reflecting the three-fold oath. It replicates the Great Seal of the United States, with our national bird, the Bald Eagle, clutching arrows to defend liberty in one claw and and an olive branch, depicting peace in the other:

Image is from page 6, Girl Scout Hand Book, published, 1940
Perhaps what the wayward Girl Scouts of the United States needs to resurrect their image as a service organization, developing the character of young girls, is a badge to recognize one of the preeminent leaders of human rights, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. With a declining membership and requisite PR repair, the organization might improve their world culture IQ and bolster support by honoring a true hero of women.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former member of the Dutch Parliament. She was born in Somalia in 1969 into a strict Muslim household. At age 5, she was subjected to the trauma of female genital mutilation, arranged by her grandmother. At age 22, she fled an arranged marriage and was given asylum in the Netherlands.
Understanding the abuses Muslim women endure, she has been on the forefront of women's advocacy and free speech issues for decades. She is an author of bestsellers, including: Infidel (2007) and Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now (2015), as well as other popular books such as, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights (2021) and The Challenge of Dawa (2017). She regularly shares insights for western readers on her Substack, Restoring the West.
In 2007, Ayaan founded the AHA Foundation, which serves to protect women's rights and call attention to oppressive traditions such as honor killings, female genital mutilation and child marriage happening in the United States.
Any young girl wishing to become a well-rounded woman, knowing how best to serve God and country by understanding the world around her, would benefit greatly by studying the life of Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Aside from restoring integrity in the Girl Scouts by honoring heroes of humanity, a choice of wisdom for girls wanting to embrace the traditional values of Girl Scouts in America, would be to ditch the wayward organization altogether in favor of the American Heritage Girls.
Formed in 1995, this program is dedicated to the "mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. AHG girls across the nation and the globe participate in badge programs, service projects, leadership opportunities, and outdoor experiences, all with an emphasis on Christian values and family involvement." according to their website.