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LDS Church To Drop Scouts Program

As announced yesterday (May 8) in a joint statement with the Boy Scouts of America, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will conclude its more than 100 year relationship with the BSA as of Dec. 31, 2019. Until that time, the intention of the Church is to have all young boys 8-13 continue to actively participate in the scouting organization.
Commentary

Faith, Resilience and Emergency Preparedness, Part 1

One aspect of Scouting was always planning what to do in case of an emergency.  The BSA motto, Be Prepared, is the epitome of this philosophy.
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Mormon church sticking with Boy Scouts

The LDS Church announced that the faith will stick with the Scouts after threatening last month to bolt from the youth group and form its own international organization for boys.
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Boy Scouts chief says ban on gay Scout leaders should be lifted nationwide

The president of the Boy Scouts of America on Thursday (May 21) called for an end to the group’s ban on gay troop leaders.
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BRIEF: Boy Scouts, LDS church being sued for sexual assaults in Idaho

According to the Associated Press four men are suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in federal court because they claim they were sexually abused during Boy Scout of America functions in Idaho.

Three of the men say they were in troops sponsored by the church and were abused by scout leaders in the early 1980s.

Beliefs

Will there be a ‘mass exodus’ of religious groups from the Scouts?

Now that Boy Scout delegates have taken their long-awaited vote and permitted openly gay Scouts, will there be a mass exodus by religious groups?

It depends on who you ask.

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POLL: Should the Boy Scouts lift its ban on gays?

On Thursday the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America will decide whether or not it should change its policy which currently forbids openly gay scouts to participate in scouting troops across the country.

The proposal will be put before roughly 1,400 voting members at a meeting in Texas.

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