Boy Scouts Decide: Ban on Gays Stays

New York City : NY : USA | Jul 17, 2012 at 11:42 AM PDT

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After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by some critics. An 11-member special committee, formed discreetly by top Scout leaders in 2010, "came to... FULL ARTICLE AT Fox

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