In 1933 some Scout groups broke away from the national Boy Scout organization De Nederlandsche Padvinders (NPV, "Netherlands Pathfinders") to form the Padvinders Vereeniging Nederland (PVN, "Pathfinder Association of the Netherlands"), because difficulties concerning the "Scout Promise" arose. The problem was that boys who did not recognize a god still had to promise "To do my duty to God" and the groups were concerned that this could turn those boys into hypocrites.
A rift developed within the Boy Scout organization in 1933, as some groups broke away from De Nederlandsche Padvinders (NPV) to form the Padvinders Vereeniging Nederland (PVN), stemming from difficulties with the "Scout Promise," which posed a challenge for those who did not recognize God.