Last week the Boy Scouts sent an important signal to gay youth: You are not different.
The Boy Scouts relies on "chartered organizations" to provide facilities and sponsorship for the individual units.
Brothers Lucien and Pascal Tessier are proud members of the Boy Scouts of America.
Correspondents say the release of the files could lead to legal action against the Boy Scouts.
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At a Texas state Boy Scouts meeting Saturday, Gov. Rick Perry condemned the proposed change.
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Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has long held a unique position in American society.
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But officials within the organisation said local chapters were urging the Boy Scouts to reconsider their decision.
And as such, believes -- that gay Americans ought to be able to participate in the Boy Scouts.
The boys have big plans for turning the academy into a kind of digital Boy Scouts of America.
Even now, gender-restricted environments start early, when children join Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts or other gender-specific activities.
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But BSA officials said earlier that other local chapters were urging the Boy Scouts to reconsider their decision.
Boy Scouts already can earn a "Personal Management" badge by completing activities such as stock research and shopping comparisons.
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But Bechtel, Jr. is also giving back to the organization that helped shape him, the Boy Scouts Of America.
He attributes the growth in part to the controversies surrounding the Boy Scouts.
We urge the national council to vote against this resolution and uphold the time-tested membership policy of the Boy Scouts.
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Second edition is suitable for boys between 11-18 which includes Webelos (2nd-year) to old Boy Scouts, Venturers and Varsity Scouts.
Soon after the association was founded in 1910 in Irving, Texas, the Boy Scouts began to keep records tracking abusers.
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In February, the Boy Scouts' national executive board postponed a vote on the issue and ordered a survey of its members.
It is even more aggravating than Chautauqua County in Kansas saying that the Boy Scouts are not a humanitarian organization.
Amid the Boy Scouts' turmoil, there's been an upsurge of inquiries from parents about possible participation in the Pathfinders, Black said.
According to a recently released report from the Boy Scouts, police were notified in two-thirds of alleged abuse cases from 1965-1985.
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Membership in Boy Scouts has declined by about a third since 1999.
Membership of parent-teacher associations, sports groups, political parties and organisations such as the Boy Scouts or Rotary are all in sharp decline.
Spielberg said he had had "no direct role" in the Boy Scouts.
Boy Scouts of America, founded in 1910, said that at the end of 2011 it had more than one million adult members.
In July, the Boy Scouts concluded that maintaining its long-standing policy against allowing gay members was "the best policy for the organisation".
The Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are among scouting's biggest backers, Boy Scouts of America says.
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