The Boy Scouts of America have seen better days. A lawsuit is alleging that nearly 800 former Scouts were sexually abused by Scout leaders over eight decades. The suit also claims the BSA itself was complicit in what the suit calls a “pedophilia epidemic.”
An expert contracted by the Boy Scouts to examine sexual abuse cases within its ranks revealed that as many as 7,819 troop leaders and volunteers allegedly abused 12,254 victims, according to newly released court documents.
The Boy Scouts of America made history Friday when it officially changed its name and began accepting girls into all its scouting programs.
More and more Christian parents are pulling their kids from the Boy Scouts of America in exchange for a faith-based organization, CBN News reports.
The world’s largest Scouting organization will require that condoms be available for participants next year during the 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia.
The Boy Scouts have been one of America’s great cultural institutions. Five years ago, things began to change.
The Boy Scouts have marked yet another milestone on their journey away from being the organization it once was.
A North Carolina church has told a Boy Scout troop that they cannot use the church’s facilities after the Boy Scouts decided last January to allow transgender boys.
Since the Boy Scouts of America decided to accept transgender youngsters, there appears to be a growing market for a different kind of scouting group.
Even with religious exemptions, uncertainty remains about Scouting’s future.
