Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to stand with churches and families that drop ties with the Boy Scouts of America over its decision to allow openly gay Scouts, and urged the BSA to remove leaders who supported the change in policy.
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Arkansas Church Cuts Ties With Boy Scouts, Others Likely to Follow
Since the Boy Scouts of America voted two weeks ago to allow gay members, there has been a mass exodus of churches that sponsor troops. One pastor in Arkansas says his church will no longer sponsor its Boy Scout troop and now investigating other options to mentor its boys.
Boy Scouts March in Uniform at Utah Gay Pride Parade
Despite orders from their local council not to do so, a number of Boy Scouts and their leaders marched in uniform at the Salt Lake City homosexual pride parade on Sunday.
Churches Move to Cut Ties to Scouts After Gay Policy Change
For the Rev. Ernest Easley, the decision to cut ties with the Boy Scouts was simple. The Bible says homosexuality is a sin. The Boy Scouts do not.
Churches Boot Boy Scouts for Lifting Ban on Openly Homosexual Members
Following the Boy Scouts' recent vote to lift its ban on openly homosexual members, a number of churches across America have announced they will be cutting ties with the organization.
In BSA, B is for Betrayal
May 23 was a dark day for America. Delegates to a national Boy Scouts of America meeting in Texas apparently voted overwhelmingly to validate homosexuality among boys.
GLAAD Continues Push for Boy Scouts to Allow Openly Homosexual Leaders
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is continuing its push to end the ban on openly gay leaders in the Boy Scouts of America.
Will There Be a 'Mass Exodus' of Religious Groups From the Boy Scouts?
Now that Boy Scout delegates have taken their long-awaited vote and permitted openly gay Scouts, will there be a mass exodus by religious groups?
A 'Sad Day' for Scouting
The Boy Scouts' passage of a resolution to allow openly homosexual boys to participate in Scouting forces opponents to seek alternative programs for boys.
Calling Good Evil and Evil Good
If you are a Christian who believes the Bible contains God's word and that it teaches homosexual practice -- as opposed to orientation -- is a sin, and therefore the Boy Scouts of America are wrong to allow openly gay Scouts in the program, you are, according to a New York Times editorial, a "loathsome" person.
