The Boy Scouts Are Inching Closer To Accepting Girls (But Not Atheists)

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The Boy Scouts Are Inching Closer To Accepting Girls (But Not Atheists)
July 17, 2017 by Hemant Mehta

It was two years ago when the Boy Scouts of America finally ended its irrational ban on gay scout leaders. With that decision, discrimination against gay members in the organization was officially over. (That is, unless your troop was affiliated with a conservative church, in which case banning gay leaders was still acceptable, but you get the idea).

The Mormon Church responded by threatening to sever all ties with the organization, which would have been a devastating blow considering the LDS Church served “more than 427,000 boys in nearly 38,000 troops.” They had no problem with gay scout leaders, but if those leaders were in same-sex relationships or acted on their desires, the Mormons wanted nothing to do with them.

Earlier this year, the Boy Scouts took another big step when officials said transgender boys would also be accepted. (The Mormon Church responded by pulling the plug on some of their largest partnerships with the Scouts.)

And now the Boy Scouts may be taking another unprecedented step by accepting girls into the organization.