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Southern Baptists oppose Scouting's policy on gays
HOUSTON -- Members of the Southern Baptist Convention at their annual meeting Wednesday voted to support families who leave the Boy Scouts due to the group’s plans to accept gay Scouts, urged the removal of Boy Scout leaders who championed accepting...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Religion and Belief, Baptist, Protestant Convention, Politics
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Southern Baptists consider abandoning Boy Scouts of America
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.HOUSTON — Some conservatives predicted an exodus of families and church sponsors from the Boy Scouts last month after Scouting leaders announced plans to lift a longstanding ban on gay Scouts. So far, an exodus from Scouting has yet to...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Religion and Belief, Protestant Convention, Baptist, Princeton University
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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: Youth Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Protestant Convention, Clubs and Associations, Religious Events
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Southern Baptists to vote on Boy Scouts' gay policy
ReutersBy Amanda Orr HOUSTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, was expected to vote on Wednesday on a resolution expressing disapproval of the Boy Scouts' new policy allowing openly gay members....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Religion and Belief, Protestant Convention, Clubs and Associations
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Proposed sale of Missouri Girl Scout camp stirs fight
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Opponents are gearing up to try to halt the sale of a Girl Scout camp in southwest Missouri. The board of directors of Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland will vote Friday on whether to sell Camp Mintahama nine miles south of...Tags: Youth Organizations
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READER SUBMITTED: Girl Scouts Of Connecticut Honors 70 Exemplary Girls With The Gold Award
StatewideThis year, 70 young women from around the state earned their Girl Scout Gold Award, an unprecedented number and the most awardees in Girl Scouts of Connecticut's history. The Gold Award is the highest achievement a girl can earn in Girl Scouting,...Tags: Youth Organizations, West Hartford, Girl Scouts of the USA, Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch
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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: Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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Chilly but successful 10K/5K challenge
Sports WriterMore than 1,400 people participated in Saturday's 27th annual Daily American 10K/5K race and Fitness Challenge in Somerset Of that number, just under 1,000 crossed the finish line under damp, chilly weather conditions. "It was a good day to run or...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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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: Weight, U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Ronald Reagan
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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: Religion and Belief, Mertztown, Bible, Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups
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Man dies, four Boy Scouts rescued along Arizona-Nevada border
A 69-year-old Las Vegas man died after an ill-fated trip into the Lake Mead National Recreation Area with four Boy Scouts and another visitor over the weekend, officials said. The Boy Scouts had gotten lost in the blazing heat and called officials for...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Justice and Rights
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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......
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