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Ala. pastors ban Boy Scouts from church over support of ‘sinful lifestyle’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Some Alabama pastors say Boy Scout troops will no longer be allowed to meet in their churches after the Boy Scouts of America voted to allow openly gay scout members.
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Boy Scout councils weigh options as fallout continues over repeal of gay ban
DALLAS — Fallout continues after the Boy Scouts of America voted last week to open its ranks to openly gay youth.
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‘Thank you for standing up for me’
Last week, the Boy Scouts of America took its first step in ending decades of wrongs against its own youth members, myself once included. When I was fourteen years old, I was faced with an impossible, scary and irrational choice: “If you choose to live that lifestyle, you’re choosing not to be a Boy Scout.” My dismissal from Boy Scouts was the very first time I was forced to stare down outright discrimination. It came at an all-too-young age…
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Bryan Fischer: The Boy Scouts are now the ‘Boy Sodomizers of America’
On his radio program Friday, American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer weighed in on Thursday’s decision by the Boy Scouts of America to drop its ban on gay scouts.
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After vote to repeal ban on gay youth, Boy Scouts face more turmoil
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts. Dismayed conservatives are already looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from the BSA. Gay-rights supporters vowed Friday to maintain pressure on the Scouts to end the still-in-place ban […]
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N.J. man who sued Boy Scouts over gay ban says change falls short
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey man who first challenged the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay members says a new policy allowing gay scouts but barring “open or avowed” homosexual adult leaders is “convoluted.”
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Boy Scouts, Mormon Church bond remains intact with policy change
SALT LAKE CITY — When the Boy Scouts of America began a discussion earlier this year about lifting its ban on gays, some speculated it could lead to the severing of ties with the Mormon church that goes back 100 years.
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BREAKING: Boy Scouts of America votes to rescind policy banning openly gay scouts
BREAKING: The Boy Scouts of America has voted to rescind its policy banning openly gay scouts. The ban on openly gay and lesbian scout leaders remains. Developing story, check back for updates.
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Boy Scouts to vote soon on whether to accept gay youth
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its controversial membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.
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Matt Barber tweets homophobic cartoon of gay man tricking Boy Scout into sex
As one of the most nasty and mean-spirited figures of the Religious Right, it was no surprise to see Matt Barber of Liberty Counsel tweet this cartoon implying that a gay Boy Scout troop leader would sexually assault his scouts: