ow Many Churches Will Leave Boy Scouts?
How Many Churches Will Leave Boy Scouts?
By Mike McManus
June 13, 2013
Last February Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, asserted that if the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) voted to allow gay boys to become Scouts, "It would be a catastrophe for Boy Scouts, 1.1 million of whom are sponsored by Mormons, Roman Catholics and Baptists who are overwhelmingly opposed to this change."
Not necessarily.
This week Southern Baptists meeting in Houston overwhelmingly voted to oppose the Boy Scout's decision to admit gay members, declaring that homosexual conduct is contrary to a Scout's oath to do his duty to God.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Mike McManus
June 13, 2013
Last February Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, asserted that if the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) voted to allow gay boys to become Scouts, "It would be a catastrophe for Boy Scouts, 1.1 million of whom are sponsored by Mormons, Roman Catholics and Baptists who are overwhelmingly opposed to this change."
Not necessarily.
This week Southern Baptists meeting in Houston overwhelmingly voted to oppose the Boy Scout's decision to admit gay members, declaring that homosexual conduct is contrary to a Scout's oath to do his duty to God.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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