Boy Scouts Keeps Ban on Gays; Says It's the 'Best Policy'

Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday that it will not be changing its membership standards to allow openly gay persons.

After a two-year long examination, the group said it "remains in the best interest of Scouting" to keep its 102-year-old membership policy as is.

"Scouting believes that good people can personally disagree on this topic and still work together to achieve the life-changing benefits to youth through Scouting. While not all Board members may personally agree with this policy, and may choose a different direction for their own organizations, BSA leadership agrees this is the best policy for the organization and supports it for the BSA," said the executive committee of the BSA National Executive Board. Read more