Legal Question Could Affect Scouts' Decision
The national leadership of the Boy Scouts of America has put off a decision on allowing gays as Scout members or leaders, and a legal question could be part of what's holding that up.
View ArticleBoy Scouts Reject Utah Pride Center Troop Application
The Boy Scouts have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by the Utah Pride Center. The gay rights organization recently asked permission to start a troop for 10 middle-school aged...
View ArticleLDS Church Endorses Boy Scouts Policy Proposal
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is endorsing a proposed policy change by the Boy Scouts of America that would let young gay men participate as members, but would still exclude gay...
View ArticleSalt Lake Boy Scout Officials Will Vote Independently on Gay Ban
Members of the Boy Scouts Great Salt Lake Council met today to discuss how to vote on a proposal to partially lift a ban on gays in the organization. A final vote on the plan will take place at a...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Thursday May 9, 2013
Family and friends honor the death of fallen soccer referee Ricardo Portillo, the Great Salt Lake Council discusses gays in the Boy Scouts, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council announces the lineup for...
View ArticleScout Leaders Gather for Vote on Including Gays
Boy Scout leaders from all over the country are gathering in Texas for a vote on a change in policy that would allow young gay men to participate in Scouting.
View ArticleBoy Scouts of America Open Scouting to Gay Youth
The Boy Scouts of America has voted to change its policy on including gay youth. At a meeting in Grapevine, Texas 61-percent of the delegates from Scout councils across the country voted to support...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Friday May 24, 2013
A long awaited report shows that Utah could save millions of dollars by expanding Medicaid, the Boy Scouts of America vote to include gay youth, and Latter-day Saints remember the life of Frances Monson.
View ArticleLocal Scout Leader Scolded for Organizing Color Guard in Utah Pride Parade
After a local scoutmaster organized a Boy Scout color guard for the Utah Pride Parade earlier this month, executives with the Great Salt Lake Council are threatening to expel that leader from the...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Monday June 17, 2013
The Great Salt Lake Council threatens a local scout leader with expulsion over marching in the Utah Pride Parade, Utah House Democrats want to be included in any impeachment decision, and a man is shot...
View ArticleScout Killed in Accident at Camp Tifie
A 14-year-old staffer at the Tifie Boy Scout camp in Sanpete County was killed in an accident Tuesday evening.The 14-year-old from Cedar Hills was part of a program called “Counselors in Training.”...
View ArticleBlack Bear Killed in High Uinta Great Salt Lake Council Boy Scout Camp
A confrontation last night between Boy Scout Camp leaders and a bear in the Uinta Mountains ended with a dead bear and possible charges being filed against a camp leader. It happened at the Hinckley...
View ArticleRockwell Exhibit Opens at LDS Museum
An exhibition of Norman Rockwell’s Boy Scout paintings and magazine covers opens this weekend at the LDS Church History Museum in Salt Lake City.
View ArticleGroup Supporting LGBT Mormons Hopes Exhibit Fosters Discussion
The group Mormons Building Bridges plans to attend the opening of the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the LDS Church Museum this afternoon. The paintings on display showcase Rockwell’s relationship with...
View ArticleScouts Will Lead Pride Parade Again This Year
A color guard made up of Boy Scouts and former Scouts will lead Salt Lake City’s Pride Parade for a second year. It will also include some Scout leaders who’ve lost their positions because of national...
View ArticleRestore Our Humanity to Sponsor Inclusive Scout Troop
Restore Our Humanity, the LGBT human rights group based in Utah has agreed to sponsor a new openly LGBT friendly Boy Scout troop in Salt Lake City.
View ArticleLDS Leaders Decide Not to End Relationship with Boy Scouts Despite Policy...
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that the organization will continue its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America, despite a recent rule change that...
View ArticleBoy Scouts Prepare for Threats in the Internet Wilderness
A new project aims to train Boy Scouts on how to respond when they encounter pornography or violence online.
View ArticleLegal Question Could Affect Scouts' Decision
The national leadership of the Boy Scouts of America has put off a decision on allowing gays as Scout members or leaders, and a legal question could be part of what's holding that up. In 2000, the U.S....
View ArticleBoy Scouts Reject Utah Pride Center Troop Application
The Boy Scouts have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by the Utah Pride Center. The gay rights organization recently asked permission to start a troop for 10 middle-school aged...
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