Boy Scouts of America
Southern Baptists condemn gay Scouts policy but won’t force a boycott
By Adelle M. Banks — June 12, 2013
(RNS) While expected, the Southern Baptists' statement against gay Boy Scouts stopped far short of calling for an all-out boycott, as they did in 1997 with the Walt Disney Co. to combat what they saw as the company's gay-friendly policies.
Catholic leaders urge support for Boy Scouts after shift on gays
By David Gibson — May 31, 2013
(RNS) The U.S. Catholic Church’s top liaison to the Boy Scouts of America is telling Catholic Scout leaders and troop sponsors that the BSA’s new policy welcoming gay Scouts “is not in conflict with Catholic teaching” and they should continue to support Scouting programs.
One Scouts ban remains intact: Atheists
By Kimberly Winston — May 30, 2013
(RNS) As of next January, gay boys will be able to join the Boy Scouts of America, but one group continues to face a longstanding ban that's unlikely to change anytime soon: atheists and nonbelievers.
Will there be a ‘mass exodus’ of religious groups from the Scouts?
By Adelle M. Banks — May 24, 2013
(RNS) 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? It depends on who you ask.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Boy Scouts and gay ban
By Sally Morrow — May 24, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America has long argued that homosexuality is incompatible with its basic principles. As a private organization, its right to exclude gays was upheld by the Supreme Court a decade ago.
Mormons say they’re OK with change in Scouts’ gay policy
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — April 26, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Mormon officials, who sponsor more Boy Scout troops than any other organization, say they are "satisfied" with the Scouts' latest compromise on allowing gay members.
Religious sponsors loom large in Boy Scouts’ policy debate
By Adelle M. Banks — February 6, 2013
(RNS) The decision by Boy Scouts officials to postpone any change in policy about gay membership was fueled by an ``outpouring of feedback.'' A lot of that reaction came from religious groups, who sponsor 70 percent of Scout troops.
Boy Scouts shift on gays wouldn’t change rules on atheists
By Brian Shane — January 29, 2013
The Boy Scouts' potential policy shift to allow gay members and leaders raises a question about another group shut out of Scouting: atheists, who decline to say the Boy Scout Oath because it references God.
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