Saturday, February 02, 2013

Will Sunday Be the Last Time Many Churches Honor Boy Scouts?

Next week's vote to drop ban on gays may prompt exodus of church sponsors.

This coming Sunday is "Scout Sunday," a day when many churches honor the Boy Scouts of America. But for conservative churches, it may be the last.

Religious groups currently sponsor nearly three-quarters of Boy Scouts chapters; but a board meeting next week, which is expected to drop a longstanding national ban on gay members in favor of allowing local councils to set sexuality guidelines, may prompt an exodus by conservative churches. Read more

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