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Three freshmen at Central attain Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts
Eagle Court of Honor • Time: 2 p.m. • Date: June 1 • Place: Bethlehem Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Shane Stevens of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Flags flown over...
Tags: Memorial Day, Boy Scouts of America, Tourism and Leisure, Lung Cancer, Travel
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The Blue Ridge Boy Scout Council declines to comment on decision to allow gay participants
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe Boy Scout's decision to allow gay members continues to create a lot of discussion within and outside of scouting. The organization has always been solidly aligned with mainstream churches and religious groups. It remains to be seen if Thursday's...Tags: Religion and Belief, Youth Organizations
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LETTER: Boy Scouts' Gesture Weak
The Boy Scouts have taken a huge step backwards in my mind by pretending to be tolerant and accepting of diversity, but only until the Scout reaches adulthood, at which point he realizes he cannot ever be a role model/ scout leader as he is prohibited...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Mayo: Boy Scouts gay decision angers all sides
Sun Sentinel ColumnistThe Boy Scouts of America tried to lurch forward into the 21st century with its decision on Thursday allowing gay scouts, but it also managed to anger both sides of the contentious debate with its half-hearted half-step. That's because its ban on gays...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Clubs and Associations, Memorial Day, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations
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Shame on Boy Scouts for half-baked decision on gay members, leaders
Whether you believe in gay rights or not, you should yank your children from the Boy Scouts of America. And if you’ve been on the fence about it, skip it. This week’s vote and decision by the Boy Scouts of America’s National...
Tags: Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations
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Avon Holds Memorial Day Events On May 27
Town leaders and the Gildo Consolini Post 3272 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will recognize Memorial Day on May 27 with a parade and a series of services honoring those who have served their country. Members of VFW post will start the day at 7:30 a.m....
Tags: Simsbury, Savoy (music group), Memorial Day, Boy Scouts of America, Executive Branch
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Ex-Scout James Dale: Boy Scouts should accept gay leaders
NEW YORK -- A former Boy Scout whose decision to fight his ouster from the organization for being gay went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court says the group's vote to permit gay youth but not gay Scout leaders is a "bit of a step backward." James...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Gays and Lesbians, New York City, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations
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Talk back: What's your take on Boy Scouts lifting ban on gay youth?
The Boy Scouts of America lifted a ban on openly gay youth Thursday, a change that will begin January of next year. A ban on gay Scout leaders remains in place. More than 61% of the Boy Scouts national council approved a resolution overturning the...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Memorial Day, Boy Scouts of America, Religion and Belief, Youth Organizations
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Boy Scouts of America votes to end ban on gay scouts
ReutersGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organization that depends heavily on faith-...Tags: Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Boy Scouts of America, Elections, Minority Groups
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Boy Scouts of America, Rick Perry, Christianity, Elections
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Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Voting, Christianity, Elections, Minority Groups
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After months of debate, Boy Scouts' ban on openly gay youth lifted
In an emotionally charged vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in local districts, more than 61...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Elections, Montgomery County (Maryland), Religious Events, Minority Groups
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