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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Do You Support Boy Scouts of America's Move to Consider Change to Its Anti-Gay Stance?

The organization is reported to be considering allowing organizations that sponsor the various Scout units to make the call on whether or not to open up their membership to gays.

The Boys Scouts of America is reported to be considering a substantial change to its current position when it comes to gays. According to CBS News, under the change being considered, it would be up to the different religious and civic groups that sponsor the various Scout units to decide for themselves how to address the issue. These organizations could decide whether to maintain the status quo of excluding gays in youth or leadership roles or open up their membership. CBS reports this was announced Monday and comes after the organization has taken hits during recent years through petition campaigns and the resulting suspension of funding from some corporations. BSA spokesman Deron Smith said that under the proposed change, however, the …

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Racer X

10:25 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013

1. Yes, same sex pairings occur in nature but all the other animals still make fun of them. 2. I believe you are right, Christianity is not as complicated as some make it. I do know some are better Christians than others, as I am not a very good one myself.   more ›

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Hot Topics: Georgia Cases Among Boy Scout 'Perversion Files'

Join our conversation on "Hot Topics," as we discuss the biggest scandal the Boy Scouts of America have ever faced, as well as the world's oldest father and a New York appeals court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.

Allegations of child sexual abuse have been made against 97 Georgia men who were in leadership roles from the '60s through mid-80s. They make up a small portion of the total number of men -- over a thousand -- recently outed by documents released Thursday by the Boy Scouts of America. The number of boys molested by these men is more than 4,000. Forty-four Scout leaders from the metro-Atlanta area were named, including men from Stone Mountain, Lithonia, Woodstock and Marietta. These men were not reported to authorities, but kept in a file to prevent them from volunteering with the organization again. Some, however, continued in the roles. The files are known as the "ineligible volunteer" files. After one Pennsylvania man admitted to "acts …

Joe Cropper

9:50 am on Sunday, October 21, 2012

Boy Scouts has issued a confidential document to the highest form of (good) government. Releasing information about a Boy Scout Den that planted undercover operatives , whose real role are Fathers , to protect and be aware of any possible common signs of growing perversion. BSA has also implemented a mandatory parental orientation to every BSA den in America.   more ›

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