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Boy Scout vote today dealing with openly gay scouts
May 23, 2013 3:52 AM
The Boy Scouts of America is holding an important vote this morning. At issue is whether to allow openly gay scouts. More than 1,400 scout leaders from across the country will vote in a secret ballot. They will not be voting to lift the ban on gay scout leaders. The... more » -
Focus on the Family, LGBT members speak on Boy Scout gay ban Play Video
February 6, 2013 12:43 AM
The national debate over the Boys Scouts of America considering a major policy change to allow openly gay leaders and scouts is heating up. On Tuesday, scouts and their families in Texas delivered a petition with more than a million signatures urging an end to the ban. They called... more » -
UPS ends grants to Boy Scouts over discrimination
November 12, 2012 9:11 PM
ATLANTA (AP) - The UPS Foundation says it will no longer give grants to the Boy Scouts of America as long as the group excludes gays and lesbians from being scouts or scout leaders. The philanthropic arm of the Atlanta-based shipping giant made the change Thursday after an online petition... more » -
CEO on Scouts' governing board opposes ban on gays
June 13, 2012 12:11 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - A corporate executive who serves on the governing board of the Boy Scouts of America says he doesn't support the Scouts' policy of excluding gays and will work from within to seek a change. Ernst & Young CEO James Turley, whose company has welcomed gays in... more »
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