Whether or not the Boy Scouts ban gay members and Scout leaders should not be dictated by political leaders. Non-profit, public service organizations have the right to decide their own policies and procedures.
The Boy Scouts have strict policies in effect to protect the boys that they serve. This policy also protects the adults that supervise these boys, regardless of sexual orientation.
The decision in Boy Scout Leaders in Texas this week will not drastically alter or effect our Cub or Boy Scouts. Our concern is for the boys we serve. Teaching our Scouts to be strong, caring and compassionate leaders through the Rainier Scouting program is very important to our leadership team.
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(Carolyn Kaster/AP) - President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks
in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
President Obama said on Sunday that the Boy Scouts of America should end its ban on gay members and Scout leaders.
With the venerable national organization weighing whether to lift its prohibition on gays, Obama was asked in a Super- Bowl pregame interview with CBS’s Scott Pelly whether the Boy Scouts should be open to gays.
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