I’m curious as to your understanding of religion in Scouting. I’m familiar with "God" and reverence in the BSA; however, how does a leader keep Baden-Powell’s edict to be sure that Scouting be available to boys of all beliefs? I become very uncomfortable at this time of year with some of the "forced" religion, for example, the singing of secular Christmas songs at holiday pack nights when Jewish or others who do not celebrate the "birth of Jesus" as part of their holiday may be uncomfortable. ...
Thanks for asking these important questions. Let's begin by re-reading the BSA's own Statement of Religious Principle, which can readily be found on every youth and adult application. There, it states with clarity that while a belief in God is fundamental to Scouting principles, the BSA is completely nondenominational and nonsectarian in all other regards and leaves all specific teachings to be done by others, including parents and religious leaders. So it doesn't take a Clarence Darrow to figure out that any teachings that are specific to a particular faith or denomination of a faith have no place in a Scout meeting. Period.
There are many examples of the "Scouts Own" service and in none of these that have been prepared properly will you find references to one religion in particular or to the exclusion of any other.
So, to use the word "only" with regard to faith is about at wrong as one can be, especially in a meeting of Scouts of any age. As for prayers, graces, or benedictions that are denominational or sectarian in nature, it’s definitely acceptable for a religious leader performing them to speak from his or her own faith. We cannot expect a catholic priest to refer to Yahweh or Buddha any more than we'd expect a rabbi to speak "in the name of Jesus," but we must simultaneously keep in mind that they are speaking from their foundation and NOT on behalf of Scouting. We also need to keep in mind that Allah and God are simply different words, in different languages, that have identical meaning.
Here's a true story...
Some years ago, while touring Washington, D.C., in preparation for attending a Boy Scout National Jamboree, my troop attended a Sunday service at the National Cathedral. Afterward, several Scouts and I sat on the warm front lawn and talked over what we'd just experienced, making comparisons (I guided, but did not lead the conversation). Among the Scouts that sunny morning were two Protestant Scouts (a Baptist and a Presbyterian), a Jewish Scout, a Buddhist, two Roman Catholics, a Latter Day Saint, and a Shinto. Each Scout in turn talked about what he's seen and heard and how it compared to his own faith. They ended up agreeing with one another that, in the first place, in the right circumstances it's OK to talk about religion and, in the second place, isn't it pretty cool that despite our different faiths we are all guided to conduct ourselves the same way toward others!