Protestant Convention

Letters: Baptists and Boy Scouts

2013-06-16 00:00:00

Re "Church opposes gays in Scouts," June 13 As a Baptist, I want to crawl in a hole when I read of such blatant hostility by Christians against gays joining the Boy Scouts of America. The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant...

Southern Baptists oppose Scouting's policy on gays

2013-06-12 10:04:00

HOUSTON -- Members of the Southern Baptist Convention at their annual meeting Wednesday voted to support families who leave the Boy Scouts due to the group’s plans to accept gay Scouts, urged the removal of Boy Scout leaders who championed accepting...

Southern Baptists consider abandoning Boy Scouts of America

2013-06-12 07:00:00

HOUSTON — Some conservatives predicted an exodus of families and church sponsors from the Boy Scouts last month after Scouting leaders announced plans to lift a longstanding ban on gay Scouts. So far, an exodus from Scouting has yet to...

Boy Scouts of America lifts ban on gay youth

2013-05-23 15:34:00

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. The resolution was adopted with more...

Boy Scouts lift ban on openly gay youth

2013-05-23 06:54:00

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In an emotionally charged vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in...

Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban

2013-05-23 06:30:00

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday’s vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday,...

Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides

2013-05-22 17:01:00

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national Scouting leaders were meeting Wednesday to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. On one side, handmade signs cried...

Immigration reform divides Republicans

2013-05-08 18:37:00

WASHINGTON — The immigration reform bill crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has deeply split the Republican minority even as lawmakers prepare to take the first votes on the proposal Thursday. Alabama's Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a...

Boy Scout leaders recommend allowing gay boys into the ranks

2013-04-19 17:52:00

Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation’s oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting’s...

Boy Scouts proposal would lift ban on gay youths

2013-04-19 11:44:00

The Boy Scouts of America announced Friday a proposal to allow gay youths to join the program, a move that, if approved, would mark a dramatic shift for one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth organizations. The proposal, which would...

Plenty of Americans dislike gay marriage yet still support equal rights

2013-03-31 20:36:00

In my Sunday column, I explored the possible consequence of the Supreme Court's impending rulings on gay marriage: a patchwork of different laws in different states, making life very complicated for gay couples who want to move from one part of the...

Boy Scouts are expected to address gay ban

2013-02-06 05:45:00

IRVING, Texas�— Boy Scouts of America officials�are expected to announce Wednesday whether they will lift a national ban on gay leaders and members, instead giving local scouting groups the power to decide. The Scouts' national board, which�has...

The decision by the Boy Scouts of America to lift a ban on gay scouts -- though not scout leaders -- could lead to an exodus as the Southern Baptist Convention wraps up in Houston on Wednesday.

2013-06-11 14:50:58

Libby Phelps pickets against Billy Graham and the Southern Baptist Convention in 2006.

2013-05-17 17:46:09

A worshiper at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, whose pastor is the Rev. Fred Luter Jr., the first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention. A day after Luter was made president, the denomination took another step in its evolution by adopting an alternative name.

2012-06-03 00:00:00