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Boy Scout leaders recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation’s oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting’s...
Tags: Barack Obama, Social Organizations, Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief, Social Issues
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Leaders of Boy Scouts endorse allowing gay boys but not adults
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting's executive...
Tags: Barack Obama, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith
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Boy Scouts proposal would lift ban on gay youths
The Boy Scouts of America announced Friday a proposal to allow gay youths to join the program, a move that, if approved, would mark a dramatic shift for one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth organizations. The proposal, which would...Tags: Barack Obama, Illegal Immigrants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Mitt Romney
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. The Scouts announced Friday that the proposal would be submitted to the roughly...
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Jack B. Shaffer, 89, Davidsville formerly of Hooversville
Jack B. Shaffer, 89, Davidsville formerly of Hooversville, died April 16, 2013, at Laurel View Village. Born Oct. 31, 1923, at home in Hooversville. Preceded in death by great-grandparents Silas, a Civil War veteran, and Mary Snyder, grandparents Daniel...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, U.S. Army, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Letters: Scouting has rules, so do we
Re "Don't single out the Scouts," Editorial, April 12 The Boy Scouts of America is a terrific organization, but it must follow the rules. If it wants to restrict membership based on sexual orientation, that's fine. But if it chooses to restrict...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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Delaney talks to Boy Scouts about equal opportunity
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comU.S. Rep. John Delaney said he wants to work toward leveling the playing field to ensure all Americans have an equal opportunity to succeed. Delaney talked about equality, the economy, tensions with North Korea and several other issues Monday during...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, U.S. Congress, Clubs and Associations
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Alaska Boy Scouts Organization Discusses Exclusion of Homosexuals
Channel 2 NewsThe Great Alaska Council, the local organization in charge of the Boy Scouts, filled a few pews Saturday at the Community Covenant Church in Eagle River to discuss potential changes in its membership policy. Members across the state also joined the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations
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Letters: Scouting's tolerance test
Re "Bill targets gay ban by Boy Scouts," April 11 I am astonished that the physician who testified in front of state lawmakers, citing his experience of being molested by an older Boy Scout, would somehow slide right down the slippery slope to the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations
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Don't single out the Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts' long-standing refusal to admit gay members is deplorable and offensive. But it's also legal. Just because we — or California legislators — might disagree with the discriminatory path the Boy Scouts has taken doesn't mean the...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court, Gays and Lesbians
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California lawmakers threaten to strip Scouts of tax exemption
SACRAMENTO — Some California lawmakers seeking to pressure the Boy Scouts of America to abandon its ban on openly gay members are taking a novel approach: They are threatening to strip the organization of its state tax exemption. The proposal,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Social Issues
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California Senate panel targets tax-exempt status of Boy Scouts
A state Senate committee recommended Wednesday that California revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofit groups including the Boy Scouts of America that do not allow gays and transsexuals to become members. The Senate Governance and Finance Committee...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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