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Aug
2015

In Campaign News
scouting

By Zach Wahls

Scouts for Equality Statement on Mormon Church’s Decision to Stay in Scouting

On 26, Aug 2015 | In Campaign News, scouting | By Zach Wahls

For Immediate Release
August 26, 20155
Press Contact: Zach Wahls
E-mail: press@scoutsforequality.org
Phone: 202-413-3002

 
SCOUTS FOR EQUALITY RESPONDS TO CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS’ DECISION TO STAY IN BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA


Washington, D.C. — In response to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ decision to continue its partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, Zach Wahls, co-founder and Executive Director of Scouts for Equality, issued the following statement:

 

“We are heartened by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ decision to continue working with the Boy Scouts of America and to continue offering the program to its young men. We have maintained from the beginning of our campaign that the values and life lessons of Scouting are universal, and we would have been saddened to see hundreds of thousands of youth denied the opportunity to participate in the Boy Scouts. We hope to continue to work to build a stronger and more welcoming Boy Scouts of America with friends and allies across the religious and political spectrum.”