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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: Abusive Behavior, Christianity, Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Clubs and Associations
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Mich.: Boy Scout tents don't need smoke detectors
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan agency says the Boy Scouts of America won't need to equip their two-person tents with smoke detectors. Lawmakers who got wind that the fire safety regulation would start affecting Boy Scouts tents this summer say...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Man sues Boy Scouts, alleges sexual abuse in Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Arizona man who alleges he was sexually abused by his Boy Scout leader on a vacation to southwest Ohio years ago has filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, accusing the organization of negligence and fraud. The...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, Laws, Clubs and Associations, Justice System
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Pa. girl defends her Catholic football league play
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia doesn't need another public relations headache after years of priest-abuse and school-closure headlines, but it's got one in the form of a pony-tailed 11-year-old athlete. Sixth-...
Tags: Christianity, Youth Organizations, Religion and Belief, Schools, Lobbying
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Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a...Tags: Christianity, Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Clubs and Associations, James Black
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Police: Girl Scouts robbed of $20 at Pa. market
BERWYN, Pa. (AP) — Police are investigating the strong-arm robbery of Girl Scouts who were selling cookies at a Pennsylvania supermarket. The theft happened at a Pathmark store in Tredyffrin (TRUH'-dif-ren) Township, outside Philadelphia, around 5...Tags: Theft, Girl Scout Cookies, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Youth Organizations
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"Perversion files" show Boy Scout locals helped cover up
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children,...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Laws, Sexual Assault, Clubs and Associations, Lawyers
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Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago — bring suspected abusers named in the organization's so-called perversion files to the attention of police departments...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Laws, Lawyers, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America
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Judge: Suit vs. Boy Scouts in sex case may proceed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America over sexual molestation claims may move forward. The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/NT0bcz ) Ingham County Circuit Judge Joyce...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Clubs and Associations, Justice System, Trials, Boy Scouts of America
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Boy Scouts adult leader found dead at Ohio camp
PIONEER, Ohio (AP) — A man serving as an adult leader with the Boy Scouts of America at a children's summer camp in northwest Ohio has been found dead in his tent. The Erie Shores Council of the Boy Scouts organization says the man was found at his...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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White House: Obama opposes Boy Scouts' ban on gays
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama, who is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, opposes the youth organization's policy of excluding gays as members and adult leaders. The Boy Scouts say they respect Obama's...
Tags: Social Issues, White House, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations
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Backers to present petition at Boy Scouts' meeting
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Supporters of a lesbian mother will present a petition at the Boy Scouts of America's annual meeting in Orlando to protest her removal from a troop in Ohio. Deborah Tyrrell's supporters will present the petition with more...Tags: Orlando, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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