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It’s not that often that one nonprofit organization condemns another publicly. But yesterday’s Southern Baptist Convention condemnation of the Boy Scouts of America, may lead to a split among thousands of scouting troops and congregational sponsors around the nation.
Video: KTRK 13 News
Jayme Fraser, Houston Chronicle
Just one man spoke in opposition to a resolution passed by Southern Baptists on Wednesday denouncing the Boy Scouts of America for allowing openly gay youth.
Charlie Dale, a representative from Indian Springs First Baptist Church in Alabama, received some applause. He noted Scouts already oppose all sexual activity of boys. He also argued that any child who says he is gay has been exposed to something he should not have been and needs to be brought into the fold for counseling, not cast out.
“I don’t think we’d kick such a boy out of our Sunday schools,” Dale said. “I don’t think we should hold the Boy Scouts to a standard we would not put on our churches. Such a boy needs our love. Let’s show them what real Biblical manhood is about and love them.”
[But] The applause was louder for every other speaker who consistently supported the measure or sought to make its language even stricter…..
(Read more of this story at Chron.com)
OTHER COVERAGE:
• Southern Baptists Gather In Houston, Oppose Boy Scouts For Welcoming Gay Members (KUHF Public Radio)
• Southern Baptists oppose allowing gay Boy Scouts (KPRC 2 News)
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