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

For Immediate Release
August 26, 2015
Press Contact: Zach Wahls
E-mail: press@scoutsforequality.org

“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.”