As Scouts leaders gathered at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport Marriott North hotel in Irving on Monday, members of the Scouts' Religious Relationships Task Force, who don't have a vote on the board decision, met for about two hours with Mr. Brock, as well as with national officials Wayne Perry and Tico Perez.

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With the host hotel, the Airport Marriott, under renovation, the event is held in an enclosed giant white tent, as might be used for a downtrodden wedding.

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