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Southern Baptists opposed to gay members of Boy Scouts
ReutersHOUSTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The Southern Baptist Convention overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Wednesday expressing opposition to gay members of the Boy Scouts. The non-binding vote took place during the organization's annual convention and meeting...Tags: Protestant Convention, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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C. Indiana Boy Scout troop loses sponsor over gay youth vote
WHITELAND, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana Boy Scouts troop has lost its church sponsorship following the organization's national decision to allow the participation of openly gay youths. Cub Scout Pack 617 chairman Don Sanders wrote to parents that...
Tags: Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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South Florida executives turn hobbies into fund-raisers for local nonprofits
You don't have to be rich to help charities. A hobby can become a way to raise funds for causes that you hold dear. Four South Florida business executives show how they've turned fun into fund-raising. Record collector Ruth Cyrus, cook Andy Cagnetta,...Tags: Music, Al Green, Peru, Argentina, Haiti
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Letters to the Editor: Medicaid, obesity 'war,' gay Scouts
Let's call on Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford to pause, exhale and channel former President Ronald Reagan. What would Ronald Reagan do about Medicaid expansion? I served in Congress during both of Reagan's terms. Yes, he cut many things, but he...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Health Insurance, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Melanie Jemma Chadwick: What would Jesus say about gay Scouts?
A few months ago, my teenage son, who is not a Boy Scout, told me that a boy had been expelled from the local troop because he was gay. My heart went out to that boy. Now the Boy Scouts are in the news because they decided to allow gay boys to join...Tags: Religious Texts, Bible, Religion and Belief, Social Issues, Youth Organizations
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Pa. teen completes informational battlefield sign as Eagle Scout project
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWill Manning knew nothing of the Battle of Monterey Pass before he started his Eagle Scout project, but 80 hours of work on an informational sign for the battlefield filled in the blanks. Will, 15, built a wooden sign with informative text and images...Tags: Monterey (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Monterey (Franklin, Pennsylvania), Armed Conflicts
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Tallahassee becomes real spin zone
Tallahassee is "Spin City" — the capital of duplicity. Elected officials turn pulling the wool over the public's eyes into high art. Here are five egregious Florida spins "unspun:" Spin 1: CEO/candidate Rick Scott campaigned on a promise of...Tags: Government, Judges, Justice System, Executive Branch, Internal Revenue Service
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Gay Scout Policy Change
Blogging with Bill WhiteI promised in my Thursday column to run the full texts of two items relating to the Boy Scouts' recent decision to allow openly gay boys to be Scouts. One was an email I received from Mario Machado (above, with...... -
Rockford Diocese urges continued partnerships with Scouts
The Catholic Diocese of Rockford is calling for its churches to continue working with the Boy Scouts of America despite the group's new acceptance of gay members — a change that led one Crystal Lake church to announce plans to sever ties with a...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Crystal Lake church drops troop over Scouts' new gay policy
A Roman Catholic church in Crystal Lake will no longer sponsor a local Boy Scout troop because of the Scouts' new acceptance of gay members. It's believed to be the first church in the Chicago area to take such a step, though some evangelical churches...
Tags: Protestant Convention, Rogers Park, Religion and Belief, Youth Organizations, Minority Groups
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Boy Scouts' policies on gays leave uncertainty
When Marcia Prichason's oldest son, an accomplished and educated Eagle Scout, realized he was gay as an adult, the entire family rejected the Boy Scouts of America. Even after 15 years of support, the family walked away because of its anti-gay policy,...
Tags: Carol Stream, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Gays and Lesbians, Discrimination
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Winchester Boy Scout charter cut by church over gay vote
Grace Baptist Church has decided to drop a local chapter of the Boy Scouts. The church, which charters Boy Scout Pack 22, made the decision following the Boy Scouts of America National Council vote in May to remove the restriction banning openly gay...
Tags: Religious Texts, Bible, Protestant Convention, Religion and Belief, Youth Organizations
Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 29, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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Jun 7, 2013
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