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Boy Scouts set to vote Thursday on gay members
Leaders of Boy Scout organizations from across the United States will vote Thursday in Dallas on whether to accept gay Scouts. Based on a majority vote by 1,400 National Council members, the decision will be announced at 6 p.m. eastern time. The vote...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Supreme Court, Intel Corp., Clubs and Associations, Religion and Belief
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Scouting's misstep
At age 19, when I was an assistant scoutmaster, I was expelled from the Boy Scouts of America for being gay. The very group that had taught me the value of self-respect since I was 8 years old now told me that there was something fundamentally wrong...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Supreme Court, Clubs and Associations, Social Issues
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Girl Scout troops present handmade blankets to cancer patients
scollins@amnews.comAbout a dozen elementary school-aged Girl Scouts entered Ephraim McDowell Commonwealth Cancer Center Monday afternoon sporting shirts with “What can girls do?” slogans. Brownie troop 1127 and junior troop 1173 were loaded with 14 blue-and-...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Social Organizations
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Time for Boy Scouts to accept gays
You have to wonder how many more surveys and votes it will take before the Boy Scouts of America decide to officially join the 21st Century. Maybe it will happen this week. Maybe. After months of surveys, committee recommendations and cancelled votes,...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Supreme Court, Clubs and Associations, Discrimination
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A young couple gone too soon
Beneath a starry sky, Sosé Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo. Back at the...
Tags: Google Inc., Arts and Culture, Photography, Human Interest, Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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Chan Lowe: Boy Scouts to vote on gay ban
The Boy Scouts’ motto is “Be prepared.” To be consistent with that motto, we should hope that the organization’s leaders will vote later this week to drop its ban on gay members, because institutionalizing bigotry is not the best...
Tags: Social Organizations
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Should the Boy Scouts accept gays?
The Boy Scouts of America might actually join the 21st century this week. It’s about time, don’t you think? Scout honchos will be voting later this week on whether openly gay boys can participate. Of course, they still won’t vote...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage
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Somerset County church news for May 18
Middlecreek COB The Rev. Linda Stoner will share the message “Look Up and Live” as the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren celebrates Pentecost Sunday. The Rev. John Stoner will serve as worship leader. The church is at 226 Middlecreek Road,...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Frontline Limited, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Early Learning
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Four Aberdeen-area Girl Scouts receive scouting's highest honor
It's something that less than 6 percent of eligible Girl Scouts attain, according to Girl Scouts of the USA, but four from the Aberdeen area earned their Gold Award this year. The Dakota Horizons Council, which serves members in South Dakota, North...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, Human Interest, Social Organizations
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They're Gold, Silver and Bronze
Lanterman Auditorium will be teeming with activity Sunday when the La Cañada Girl Scouts Service Unit holds its annual Gold, Silver & Bronze Award ceremony. The event, which gets underway at 4 p.m., will also honor those bridging to Adult Scout status....
Tags: Human Interest, Social Organizations
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Wingnuts release 2013 promotions schedule
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsThe Wichita Wingnuts announced their 2013 promotional schedule on Wednesday. The season kicks off Thursday night with a tribute to late Wingnuts' bench coach Brian Rose. Prior to the game, a video celebrating Rose's life will be displayed while his...Tags: Baseball, Sports, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Social Organizations
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Boy Scouts of America lifts ban on gay youth
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. The resolution was adopted with more...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Protestant Convention, Elections, Social Organizations
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