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Letters: Boy Scouts' decision doubted
Re "Scout officials endorse dual tack on gays," April 20 Aside from being annoying and insulting, the recommendation of top Boy Scouts of America officials to allow gay boys to become members while continuing to bar gay men from being leaders is...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Lifestyle and Leisure, Venezuela, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations
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Scouting's too-timid offer to gays
Americans are turning a corner on gay rights, and slowly but surely, they seem to be dragging the Boy Scouts along behind them. Leaders of the organization recently proposed dropping its ban on openly gay Scouts, while continuing to prohibit gay adults...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Clubs and Associations, Minority Groups, Gay Rights
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L.A. Boy Scouts propose admitting gay leaders as well as Scouts
A Boy Scouts of America proposal to admit gay boys as members while continuing to bar homosexual adults as leaders is not a good way to settle a longstanding controversy that has roiled the youth organization in recent months, a Los Angeles Scouts...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Issues, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, U.S. Supreme Court
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Girl Scouts provide balm for pediatric patients at Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center
Scents of cinnamon, strawberry and bubble gum will be the norm for pediatric patients at Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center after Girl Scouts from Troop 40172 donated more than 730 tubes of scented lip balm. Pediatric patients can use lip balm to mask the...
Tags: Procedural Sedation, Cinnamon, Hospitals and Clinics, Youth Organizations
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Boy Scouts honor
The Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts have the right to deny leadership positions to practicing homosexuals. Pressured by gay activists, scout council delegates will vote in May whether to honor God or to change policy. Religious freedom means that...Tags: Minority Groups, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Christianity, Human Rights Campaign, Boy Scouts of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Clubs and Associations
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Somerset County church news for April 20
Lavansville/Bakersville The Lavansville/Bakersville Lutheran Parish will be celebrating the fourth Sunday of Easter. Mt. Calvary in Lavansville begins worship at 9 a.m.; Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.. Mt. Zion in Bakersville begins worship at 10:30 a.m.;...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Fiction, Friedens, Courageous (movie), Girl Scouts of the USA
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Boy Scout leaders recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation’s oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting’s...
Tags: Intel Corp., Boy Scouts of America, Protestant Convention, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Boy Scouts proposal would lift ban on gay youths
The Boy Scouts of America announced Friday a proposal to allow gay youths to join the program, a move that, if approved, would mark a dramatic shift for one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth organizations. The proposal, which would...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Michael Bloomberg, Clubs and Associations, Barack Obama
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Letters: Scouting has rules, so do we
Re "Don't single out the Scouts," Editorial, April 12 The Boy Scouts of America is a terrific organization, but it must follow the rules. If it wants to restrict membership based on sexual orientation, that's fine. But if it chooses to restrict...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Clubs and Associations, Justice System
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Delaney talks to Boy Scouts about equal opportunity
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comU.S. Rep. John Delaney said he wants to work toward leveling the playing field to ensure all Americans have an equal opportunity to succeed. Delaney talked about equality, the economy, tensions with North Korea and several other issues Monday during...Tags: North Korea, Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, John Delaney
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Alaska Boy Scouts Organization Discusses Exclusion of Homosexuals
Channel 2 NewsThe Great Alaska Council, the local organization in charge of the Boy Scouts, filled a few pews Saturday at the Community Covenant Church in Eagle River to discuss potential changes in its membership policy. Members across the state also joined the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations
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