Will There Be a ‘Mass Exodus’ of Religious Groups from the Scouts?

By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
The shift toward gay Boy Scout members raises questions about another excluded group: atheists. Photo courtesy RNS.
May 28, 2013
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Now that Boy Scout delegates have taken their long-awaited vote and permitted openly gay Scouts, will there be a mass exodus by religious groups?

It depends on who you ask.

The Assemblies of God is certain there will be.

 

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The shift toward gay Boy Scout members raises questions about another excluded group: atheists. Photo courtesy RNS.