Existing comment:
The cross didn't used to be there. The Boy Scouts of America requires all Scouts to believe in a God or comparable higher power, but currently admits Scouts who are non-theistic Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus from non-theistic sectarian groups. The religious awards of all three faiths are recognized by The Boy Scouts of America.
However, the cross faces east. This is common of Coptic churches:
Coptic Church buildings around the world, all have one thing in common: they all face the East. Our church puts this as symbolism for many signs of worship to the Lord. Not only is it a spiritual practice but it is traditional as well, taken from the rites of the Early Fathers.
The above from https://www.suscopts.org/mightyarrows/east.html |