Boy Scouts
Catholics split on proposed gay Boy Scouts change
By Aaron Schrank — May 16, 2013
(RNS) Roman Catholics, who are the third-largest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the U.S., have remained quiet on a proposed policy change to allow gay Scouts. That may be because Catholics are as split as the general population on the question of homosexuality in the Boy Scouts of America.
Church-based scouting alternatives attract interest
By Adelle M. Banks — May 13, 2013
(RNS) As the Boy Scouts of America considers whether to change its membership policy to admit gay members, some alternative church-based groups are fielding inquiries from people concerned about the action.
Boy Scouts proposal displeases religious leaders on both sides
By Adelle M. Banks — April 22, 2013
(RNS) Conservative and liberal religious leaders may not often agree on much, but both are expressing displeasure with the Boy Scouts’ proposal to accept gay members but continue to reject gay leaders.
So long, Catholic Boy Scouts?
By David Gibson — January 28, 2013
Surprising news: Boy Scouts of America Says Discussing End to Ban on Gay Members By REUTERS DALLAS (Reuters) – Boy Scouts of America is discussing ending a longstanding ban on gay members and whether to allow local organizations to decide their own policy, a spokesman said on Monday. Lifting the ban would mark a dramatic […]
Jews push back against Scouts over policy banning gays
By Bruce Nolan — November 6, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) For nearly a decade, hundreds of Boy Scouts have learned the virtues of the Ten Commandments on an annual hike to local churches, synagogues and mosques. But this year, Touro Synagogue says it's no longer willing to take part because the Scouts deny membership to gay troop leaders and gay adolescent Scouts. By Bruce Nolan.
10 years after Catholic sex abuse reforms, what’s changed?
By David Gibson — June 6, 2012
(RNS) When the nation's Catholic bishops gather in Atlanta this month, they'll hear an assessment of the reforms they adopted 10 years ago as the sex abuse scandal consumed the church. Has anything changed in the past decade? By David Gibson.
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