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Larry Coppock

Larry Coppock, the United Methodist Church’s national director of Scouting ministries, said the group — including Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist representatives — unanimously requested that Scouting executives give them more time to consider the possibility. RNS photo courtesy United Methodist Church’s General Commission on United Methodist Men.

(RNS1-feb6) Larry Coppock, the United Methodist Church’s national director of Scouting ministries, said the group — including Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist representatives — unanimously requested that Scouting executives give them more time to consider the possibility. For use with RNS-SCOUTS-FAITH, transmitted on February 6, 2013, RNS photo courtesy United Methodist Church’s General Commission on United Methodist Men.