organization based on Christian values, several non-religious groups applying for membership in the Norwegian Guide and Scout Association had been rejected. With an increasingly secular society and rising number of immigrant youth with religious background other than Christianity in post-war Norway, the 1st paragraph of the Norwegian Scouts law requiring Christian faith became contentious. It was rewritten in 1978 to a non-denominational "A Scout is open to God and His Word", but this too was seen as excluding for the increasingly non-religious member mass. Based on changes to the British Girl Guide pledge a few years earlier, the paragraph was changed again in 2016, to "A scout will seek their own belief, and respect that of others". In 2018 the scouts pledge was changed accordingly. Structure , NSF had 18,500 members, organised in 29 districts and 6 corps with 450 local groups. Activities The main activities of the Norges speiderforbund takes place in work units (see age groups above) in Scout groups. The meetings are regular, often weekly, and with several trips a year. Most Scout groups offer their members a camp of about one week's duration each summer. NSF also have some events on the regional and federation level. At the federal level there's national jamboree, held every four years. The last Norwegian national Jamboree was held in Bodø in 2017, as the 2021 national Jamboree could not be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional competitions are where patrols compete in Scouting skills. The best patrols in each region qualify for the Norwegian Scouting Championships. Each national Scouting championship and region banner competition lasts a weekend. Some typical exercises during these events are the orienteering, the pioneering, circular track with nature study, citizenship and first aid. As part of the Norges Speiderforbund of Community Involvement, the Scout campaign has been held every year since 2004. This is a fundraiser that goes to NRC projects. Circuits NSF is divided up into 29 circuits. Groups include members of the same circuit. The circles are the link between the Federation and groups. Asker og Bærum krets Aust-Agder krets Follo krets Finmark krets (Non Activity) Fredrikstad krets Glåmdal krets Grenland krets Gudbrandsdal krets Hedmark krets Helgeland krets Hordaland krins Hålogaland krets Nedre Buskerud krets Nord-Troms krets Nord-Trøndelag krets Oslospeiderne Romerike krets Romsdal og Nordmøre krets Ryvarden krets Salten krets Sogn og Fjordane krets Sunnmøre krets Sørlandet krets Sør-Trøndelag krets Tele-Busk krets Vesterlen