LCMS joins call for Boy Scouts to reject policy change
By Megan Mertz In May, the national board of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) will vote on a membership standards resolution that could end the organization’s 103-year ban on openly gay scouts and scout...
View ArticleLCMS asks for patience, time following Boy Scouts vote
By Adriane Dorr Following the May 23 Boy Scouts of America (BSA) vote to end the organization’s historic 103-year policy against allowing openly gay Scouts in the organization, the Rev. Bart Day,...
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Congregations advised to make own decisions on Boy Scouts involvement
By Paula Schlueter Ross A letter from Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, emailed Oct. 7 to all LCMS rostered church workers, advises congregations to make their...
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LCMS Statement on Boy Scouts of America Policy Change
On May 23, 2013, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced a policy change admitting homosexual youth to Scout programs effective Jan. 1, 2014. At the same time, the BSA reaffirmed its longstanding...
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Boy Scouts of America Update
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View ArticleLCMS relationship with BSA ‘no longer tenable’
As of today (Dec. 1), the formal relationship between The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is “no longer tenable,” according to LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C....
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