"Boy Scouts turn attention to jamboree" Associated Press, July 16, 2013
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Two months after a vote that accepted openly gay boys as Scouts, officials for the Boy Scouts of America say they have put the issue aside and are focused on their 10-day national jamboree....
With much negative attention directed toward the Boy Scouts in recent months, Wayne Brock, the organization’s chief executive, said the hope is that the jamboree proves to be a big, positive event....
As Scouts get settled into their tents and dive into the dozens of adventures that include white-water rafting, mountain biking, and rock climbing, national Boy Scouts’ spokesman Deron Smith said the organization is unaware of any openly gay Scouts attending the jamboree.
The future US Special Forces in training.
But Pascal Tessier, 16, of Kensington, Md., an openly gay Scout who isn’t attending because of prior commitments, said some of his gay friends who are Scouts are attending.... ‘‘They’ve already been accepted. But they’re also not making a big deal about it.”
And who is?
Rich Ferraro of GLAAD, formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said the media watchdog group has no planned events around the jamboree and is continuing work to end the Scouts’ ban on gay adults....
Another agenda-pushing outfit, a Lobby may even be more powerful than the Lobby these days (or maybe it is all one in the same; that would certainly explain all the attention in my agenda-pusher).
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Related:
Better Be Prepared For This Post
Maine Scout Scandal
Time For This Post About Tennessee
Sunday Globe Special: Girl Scout Cookie
Also see: UK scouting group drops reference to God in pledge
UPDATE: Making s’mores has long been a rite of summer
