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psychoticmilkman · 2424 days ago · link · · parent · post: LDS Church severing all ties with Boy Scouts over girls'n'gays
ThurberMingus · 2424 days ago · link ·
I got to see the best of side of scouting -- I joined a troop as it was taking a turn towards more high adventure camping, while there were a bunch of adults involved who did a great job of encouraging youth leadership while there were a great group of boys leading and a good community add more members. After I was out, after the BSA made an official decision to allow openly gay members, the troop disbanded, mostly because the church chartering the troop wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole, and there weren't enough people involved who really wanted to continue to move the troop to a new charter organization. I hope I'm able to find some organization like the troop I was in if I have kids.