Scout Talks Delayed on Lifting Gay Ban
The Boy Scouts are expected to take up the prohibition on gay members at the organization's annual meeting in May.
Those who were waiting to see if the Boy Scouts would lift its ban on gay scouts and leaders will have to wait longer. On Wednesday the Boy Scouts of America's national executive board postponed until May — at the Scouts' annual meeting — a decision on whether charter troops can establish rules on gay members, according to a Wall Street Journal article. The article states that a task force from religious groups, which charter 70 percent of scouting units, asked for the delay. The board released a statement Wednesday on the postponement. "After careful consideration and extensive dialogue within the Scouting family, along with comments from those outside the organization, the volunteer officers of the Boy Scouts of America's National …
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yuri
6:34 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
The boy scouts board needs to hold on to their policies for the sake of the children.we must not compromise concerning our children.they must be taught healthy sound principles. Homosexuality only invites confusion more ›