Social Organizations

For Afghan Scouts, 'Be prepared' takes on a new meaning

2013-06-13 19:47:00

KABUL, Afghanistan –- Mohammad Aziz Ayob adjusts his Boy Scout scarf, leans over and settles a sapling into the dry Kabul soil as two NATO helicopters pass overhead, the clack-clack of their blades echoing off the neighboring mountains. Bobbing...

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...

Man dies, four Boy Scouts rescued along Arizona-Nevada border

2013-06-09 19:04:00

A 69-year-old Las Vegas man died after an ill-fated trip into the Lake Mead National Recreation Area with four Boy Scouts and another visitor over the weekend, officials said. The Boy Scouts had gotten lost in the blazing heat and called officials for...

California lawmakers OK a dozen gun-control measures

2013-05-29 22:12:00

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers Wednesday advanced a dozen gun-control measures, including background checks for ammunition buyers, and gave early approval to a tax penalty on the Boy Scouts for barring openly gay leaders. Legislators also voted...

California Senate approves tax penalty bill aimed at Boy Scouts

2013-05-29 14:36:00

The state Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would strip tax-exempt status from nonprofit groups including the Boy Scouts of America that deny participation of people based on sexual orientation or religion Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens)...

California lawmakers seek vote on Boy Scouts' tax-exemption bill

2013-05-28 09:13:00

The decision last week by the Boy Scouts of America to allow openly gay youths as Scouts was welcomed by California lawmakers, but some are still pressing for a vote on�a proposal that could strip the group of its tax-exempt status. The national council...

Letters: Scouting's new path

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Re "Scouts end ban on gay youths," May 24 The basic reason that up until last week the Boy Scouts of America excluded openly gay youth has been overlooked. At its most fundamental level, all policy is decided by the national council, as The Times...

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,...

Forget gay Scouts, the real threat is clueless dads

2013-05-23 13:37:00

The Boy Scouts of America is voting on whether to allow gay boys to be Scouts. Which is, of course, really stupid, because gay boys are already Scouts, and have been for many years, even if Scouting chooses to think otherwise. Still, this is a serious...

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...

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

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2013-06-10 14:13:00

Barry E. Johnson is president and chief executive officer of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, South Florida's largest business development organization and among the largest chambers of commerce in the southeastern U.S.

2013-06-07 00:00:00