Mormon Boy Scout troops
Mormons pulling 400,000 youths out of struggling Boy Scouts
By Brady McCombs and David Crary — December 18, 2019
KAYSVILLE, Utah (AP) — On Jan. 1, the Utah-based faith will deliver the latest blow to the struggling organization when it pulls out more than 400,000 young people and moves them into a new global program of its own.
Will Mormons’ departure from the Boy Scouts open the door for girls’ equality?
By Jana Riess — May 9, 2018
(RNS) — After more than a century of Mormon attention to boys' development through the Boy Scout program, it’s past time to direct our time and money to LDS girls the world over.
Three cheers for Mormon decision to stay with the Boy Scouts of America
By Jana Riess — August 26, 2015
Three cheers for the LDS Church for being willing to compromise. Other than "guilt by association," there was no reason not to, since the BSA was already making accommodations to allow Mormon troops to select their own local leaders.
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