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Christian activist: Boy Scouts endangering children by allowing gay members
Faith2Action president Janet Porter says the Boy Scouts recent decision to allow openly gay members is part of the criminalization of Christianity. In recent remarks, reported Thursday by Right Wing Watch, the head of the Christian activist group warned allowing openly gay members into the youth organization would endanger children.…
Robertson: Boy Scouts being destroyed by gay ‘kids who want to do sex with each other’
Televangelist Pat Robertson is accusing LGBT people of trying to destroy “traditional marriage” and the Boy Scouts of America for “a few kids who want to do sex with each other.” The TV preacher told his viewers on Tuesday that it was “a terrible shame” that the Boy Scouts had…
California Senate votes to revoke Boy Scouts tax exempt status
The Boy Scouts of America would lose tax exempt privileges in California under a bill approved Thursday by the state’s Senate. “While the Boy Scouts of America took a step in the right direction to include LGBT youth, the standing ban on LGBT adults is premised on absurd assumptions and…
Boy Scouts face possible exodus after lifting ban on gay members
Boy Scouts: Will anti-gay troops emerge? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View Boy Scout Pascal Tessier is congratulated by Justin Buckford of Scouts for Equality, after hearing that the Boy Scouts of America had passed a resolution allowing openly gay scouts. Tessier is a Life scout who…
Bryan Fischer: Boy Scouts are now ‘Boy Sodomizers of America’
Fundamentalist radio host Bryan Fischer lashed out at the Boy Scouts of America on Friday for its decision to accept gay members. “We might as well rename this organization,” Fischer said on his radio show. “BSA no longer stands for the Boy Scouts of America. It now stands for the…
Boy Scouts to allow gay members but ban on gay and atheist leaders continues
The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow openly gay members, but openly gay leaders and atheists will continue to be prohibited. More than 60 percent of the 1,400 delegates of the Boy Scouts’ National Council voted to repeal the long-standing prohibition on openly gay members. LGBT advocates praised…
Rick Perry compares rejecting LGBT people to fighting slavery
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said Sunday that he believes rejecting LGBT people is similar to fighting slavery during the pre-Civil War era. Appearing on the Family Research Council‘s program “Stand With Scouts Sunday,” the arch conservative governor urged the Boy Scouts to stand strong against any impulse to “tear…
Gohmert: Boy Scouts should keep gay ban because of Mark Foley
Appearing on the Family Research Council’s radio show, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said he’s disappointed that Democrats do not support banning gay people from the Boy Scouts of America, mainly because former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) was revealed to have made sexual advances toward underage congressional staffers. “Back when there…
California moves towards revoking Boy Scouts tax exempt status over gay ban
California has moved one step closer to revoking the tax exemption for the Boy Scouts because of their prohibition against gay members. The California State Senate Governance and Finance Committee approved The Youth Equality Act by a 5-2 vote on Wednesday, sending the bill to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.…
Chipotle pulls Utah Boy Scouts sponsorship over gay ban
Chipotle Mexican Grill has withdrawn its support of a Boy Scouts event in Utah due to the organization’s ban on gay members. “We believed that terminating the sponsorship and remaining consistent with our policy was the right thing to do, and we have reinforced our policy with the team that…
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