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Boy Scouts disappointed Caterpillar drops support
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The director of Boy Scouts of America says he's disappointed Caterpillar Inc. will no longer give money to the group. But Deron Smith on Thursday thanked the Peoria-based heavy equipment manufacturer for its past support....Tags: Intel Corp., Lifestyle and Leisure, Caterpillar Inc., UPS Inc., Social Organizations
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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...
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Ky churches sticking with scout troops
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — The head of a group that oversees 64 counties in four states say only one organization has said it will won't continue chartering Boy Scout troops in the wake of a vote by the Boy Scouts of America to allow openly gay...Tags: Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Local church responds to accusations, says it will continue to welcome Cub Scouts
WSBT-TVNORTH LIBERTY-- Reports of discrimination against Cub Scouts and Boy Scout groups around the country are beginning to surface. This comes less than a week after the Boy Scouts of America lifted its longtime ban on allowing gay kids to be members. An...Tags: Minority Groups, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Religion and Belief
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Local church responds to discrimination accusations
WSBT-TVNORTH LIBERTY-- Reports of discrimination against Cub Scout and Boy Scout groups around the country are beginning to surface. This comes less than a week after the Boy Scouts of America lifted its longtime ban on allowing gay kids to be members. An...Tags: Minority Groups, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Religion and Belief
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent...
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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: Civil Rights, Roman Catholicism, Social Organizations, Human Rights Campaign, Boy Scouts of America
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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: Social Organizations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Boy Scouts of America
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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: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sex Crimes, Social Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
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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: Schools, Roman Catholicism, Social Organizations, Politics, Christianity
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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: Civil Rights, Social Organizations, East Harlem, Boy Scouts of America, Christianity
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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: Girl Scout Cookies, Social Organizations, Theft, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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