[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

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The problem is that religious tenets are the domain of a church, but differ among various churches.
But if Scouting's leadership and/or volunteers must conform to the tenets of the sponsoring church,
it loses the open-to-all perspective. And to hope this is not important to each specific church,
look to the response and recent political actions of the LDS Church.
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First they won't conform... then they will ... but really, they won't ....

Mormon Church Will Keep Ties With Boy Scouts Despite Objecting to Gay Leaders
NY Times - ERIK ECKHOLM - AUG. 26, 2015

The Mormon Church announced Wednesday that it would continue
its close association with the Boy Scouts for now, ending speculation that
it would sever ties because of the Scouts’s decision last month
to let openly gay men and women serve as leaders.…

It [the statement] was issued on behalf of the church’s top leadership groups,
the Council of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.…
For decades, the Mormon Church has used the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts
as its main nonreligious programs for boys. Every ward sponsors Scout units,
and boys are automatically enrolled.

The Boy Scouts in turn expressed their appreciation for the contributions
of the Mormon Church and reiterated the policy of local control over volunteer leaders.
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Zach Wahls, the executive director of Scouts for Equality,
which has campaigned to end discrimination against gay scouts and leaders,
said Wednesday that he was pleased with the Mormons’ decision to remain in the fold for now.

“Gay adults will have options of troops to serve in,” he said,
even if Mormon-sponsored groups will not accept them.
“We want to see less discrimination in scouting,
but also to make sure scouting is available for America’s youth.”