New Jersey 101.5 » Boy Scouts of America http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Boy Scout Leaders To Vote On Lifting Gay Ban [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-leaders-to-vote-on-lifting-gay-ban-video/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-leaders-to-vote-on-lifting-gay-ban-video/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:42 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=269966 The national council of the Boy Scouts of America is deciding whether to change the group's long-standing ban on openly gay boys.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-leaders-to-vote-on-lifting-gay-ban-video/feed/ 0 A member of Scouts for Equality holds an unofficial knot patch incorportating the colors of the rainbow, a symbol for gay rights, during a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America as part of the "Scouts for Equality Day of Action" in Washington (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Boy Scouts Delay Decision on Admitting Gays http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-delay-decision-on-admitting-gays/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-delay-decision-on-admitting-gays/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:30:04 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226932 The Boy Scouts of America put off a decision Wednesday on whether to lift its ban on gay members and leaders, saying the question will be taken up at the organization's national meeting in May.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-delay-decision-on-admitting-gays/feed/ 0 Tom Pidgeon, Getty Images Boy Scouts Board Meets Amid Talk Of Policy On Gays [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-board-meets-amid-talk-of-policy-on-gays-video/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-board-meets-amid-talk-of-policy-on-gays-video/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:06:59 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226772 The Boy Scouts of America's policy excluding gay members and leaders could be up for a vote as soon as today, when the organization's national executive board meets behind closed doors under intense pressure from several sides.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-board-meets-amid-talk-of-policy-on-gays-video/feed/ 0 Facebook Boy Scouts Consider Retreat From "No Gays" Policy http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-consider-retreat-from-no-gays-policy/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-consider-retreat-from-no-gays-policy/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:00:32 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=222386 The Boys Scouts of America is considering a dramatic change in its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-consider-retreat-from-no-gays-policy/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Scouts Considering Retreat From No-Gays Policy [POLL] http://nj1015.com/scouts-considering-retreat-from-no-gays-policy-poll/ http://nj1015.com/scouts-considering-retreat-from-no-gays-policy-poll/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:34:04 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=221990 The Boys Scouts of America is considering a dramatic change in its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/scouts-considering-retreat-from-no-gays-policy-poll/feed/ 0 (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) Boy Scout Klondike Derby with Bob Williams [PHOTOS] http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-klondike-derby-with-bob-williams-photos/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-klondike-derby-with-bob-williams-photos/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:44:18 +0000 Dan Specht http://nj1015.com/?p=221825 http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-klondike-derby-with-bob-williams-photos/feed/ 0 NJ Scout Official Arrested http://nj1015.com/nj-scout-official-arrested/ http://nj1015.com/nj-scout-official-arrested/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:25:53 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=208913 Authorities in New Jersey have charged a man with committing sexual assaults against minors while he served as assistant master of a Boy Scout troop.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-scout-official-arrested/feed/ 0 Boys Scouts of America (Otto Greule Jr., Getty Images) Why My Sons Will Never be Boy Scouts http://nj1015.com/why-my-sons-will-never-be-boy-scouts/ http://nj1015.com/why-my-sons-will-never-be-boy-scouts/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:15:06 +0000 Steve Trevelise http://nj1015.com/?p=137926 The Boy Scouts of America, after a two year review reaffirmed its policy excluding gays, citing parents as a key reason. 

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]]> http://nj1015.com/why-my-sons-will-never-be-boy-scouts/feed/ 0 Tom Pidgeon, Getty Images Boy Scouts Reaffirm Ban On Gays http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-reaffirm-ban-on-gays/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-reaffirm-ban-on-gays/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:38:10 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=137130 After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America has emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by critics.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-reaffirm-ban-on-gays/feed/ 0 Boys Scouts of America (Otto Greule Jr., Getty Images) Boy Scouts to Review Ban on Gays http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-review-ban-on-gays/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-review-ban-on-gays/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:55:01 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=116392 The Boy Scouts of America have agreed to review a proposal that would allow individual units to accept gays as adult leaders, but a spokesman says there's no expectation that the ban on gay leaders will in fact be lifted any time soon.

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