Scouts Lift Ban on Gays

Friday, 24 May 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Yesterday was an historic day for the Boy Scouts of America, reports the Dallas Morning News. Gathered at the Gaylord Texan hotel, 61 percent of the 1,400 council members voted to lift the ban on openly gay members, enough to pass a resolution. The members kept a ban on openly gay adults serving as leaders or volunteers and said that any sexual conduct, heterosexual or homosexual, would not be tolerated. They also upheld their ban on avowed atheists, stating that Scouts must “maintain their belief and duty to God.”

SOURCE: Dallas Morning News