Mormon Church ending ties with Boy Scouts

[TexasTowelie]

The Mormon church is ending its 105-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America at the end of next year.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and BSA announced their intention to part ways on Dec. 31, 2019, in a joint statement released Tuesday night.

The LDS Church said it has grown from a "U.S.-centered institution" to an international organization whose members mostly live outside of America's borders. Therefore, it said it needs to start its own youth program that "serves its members globally."

Although the statement did not address it, the announcement comes less than a week after the Scouts announced the organization will drop the word "boy" and change its name to Scouts BSA.

Read more: http://tucson.com/news/mormon-church-ending-ties-with-boy-scouts/article_9b1e3fe7-36e7-5088-9f2f-ae8df2ad14e4.html

[dlk]

1. It's the Patriarchy

[TlalocW]

2. See?

Good things are happening already!

It's strange that it's opening the scouts up to girls that was the straw that broke the camel's back, and not something earlier like allowing gay scout masters or transgender kids.

TlalocW

[Major Nikon]

3. Intolerance from organized religion

Who woulda thunk it?

I guess no more can be said without being accused of being intolerant of intolerance from the usual suspects.

[Iggo]

4. They hate girls more than they hate gays?

Huh!

Learn something every day.

[Act_of_Reparation]

5. Good riddance to bad company.

This Eagle Scout is pleased.

[LuvNewcastle]

6. The Scouts will probably see a drop in molestations.