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When the church banned Black kids from Boy Scouts leadership

Published July 22, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Mormons Tagged Boy Scouts, LDS, Mormon Church, racism

Fifty years ago this week, the NAACP sued the Boy Scouts of America over a Mormon ban on Black scouts in troop leadership. This is Old News, where we scout the annals of Utah's past to clarify the present. Catch…[Continue Reading...]

Boy Scout whistleblower: Mormon church swayed abuse policy

Published September 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged bankruptcy, Boy Scouts, child abuse, lawsuits, Mormons, sexual abuse

A Boy Scouts of America whistleblower says administrators blocked proposed child protection measures because they feared objections from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The allegation appears in the popular Netflix documentary, "Scout's Honor," released Wednesday. Driving the…[Continue Reading...]

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When the church banned Black kids from Boy Scouts leadership

Boy Scout whistleblower: Mormon church swayed abuse policy