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In reply to the discussion: NBC News: Boy Scouts Close to Ending Ban on Gay Members, Leaders [View all]dbackjon
(6,578 posts)In the Grand Canyon Council, which oversees most of Arizona, Scout Executive and CEO Larry Abbott says 80 percent of its units are sponsored by Mormon or Catholic churches, two organizations that have rallied against gay rights.
I dont see a big change in the makeup of our membership, Abbott said.
Both the Mormon and Catholic churches issued noncommittal statements.
"The Church is aware that BSA is contemplating a change in its leadership policy, said Michael Purdy, spokesman for the Mormon Church. Until we are formally notified that it has done so, it would be inappropriate for the Church to comment."
Sister Mary Ann Walsh, spokeswoman for the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, "The bishops hope the Boy Scouts will continue to work under the Judeo-Christian principles upon which they were founded and under which they have served youth well."
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