The long-awaited vote that finally allowed gay youth into the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) deeply divided the group's religious chartering organizations. The largest sponsor, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, favored inclusion, while the Southern Baptist Convention and the Assemblies of God did not. (The National Catholic Committee on Scouting says it will study the decision.)
Opponents of the change will meet privately in Louisville, Ky., in June to consider creating a new gay-free scouting organization; a 30,000-member evangelical church in that city dropped its Scout program after the controversy. Still, a BSA spokesman says, "by focusing on...
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