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Catholic Church sees "hopeful future" for Boy Scouts if gays included

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
4:45pm

The Catholic Church, in a letter to Scouts for Equality (SFE), states that it is "hopeful" about the future of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) even if it votes to include openly gay scouts later this week.

01/13/11

Boston Archdiocese Established Non-Discrimination Admission Policy | 01/13/11

In a step toward the equal treatment of families headed by same-sex couples,

01/10/11

Catholics Stand by Their Consciences on Marriage Equality | 01/10/11

Elected officials who are Catholic are stepping up to support marriage equality—often despite heavy-handed tactics b

01/05/11

LGBT Faith Leaders Set the Pace in the New Year! | 01/05/11

Three major LGBT faith leader stories greeted us in the new year: the

01/03/11

LGBT Religion News Roundup - January 3, 2011 | 01/03/11

As 2010 came to an end, “

12/29/10

Apple Rejects Homophobic iPhone App for the Second Time | 12/29/10

12/28/10

Anti-LGBT Ugandan Pastor Martin Ssempa Charged With Blackmail | 12/28/10

12/22/10

GLAAD Applauds United Nations Pro-LGBT Reversal | 12/22/10

12/10/10

"Kill the Gays" Ugandan Bill Author Interviewed by Rachel Maddow | 12/10/10

Rachel Maddow gave a major port

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Catholic Charities Ends Challenge of Ill. Civil Unions Law

11/15/11

Catholic Charities on Monday said it was ending its legal challenge to the Illinois civil unions law and will no lon

LGBT & Muslim groups relieved by changes to MI bullying bill

11/15/11

Gay and Muslim groups say they are relieved after a Michigan lawmaker agreed to drop a provision in an anti-bullying bill that would have carved out an exemption for religious or moral beliefs.

Catholic bishops cite 'religious liberty' to oppose marriage equality

11/14/11

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Md. Bishops Urge Catholics to Oppose Marriage Equality

11/10/11

Maryland's Roman Catholic bishops recently released a 16-page statement claiming a marriage equality law would l

Mormon Bishop Apologizes for Hurt to LGBT People

11/07/11

In a public apology, a Mormon bishop stated the Mormon Church was responsible for emotional wounds of LGBT people.

Bishop's Aide Resigns After Anti-Gay Column

11/04/11

Daniel Avila, who penned an anti-gay column that appeared in The Pilot, a newspaper for the Archdiocese of Boston, s