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Scouts delay decision on admitting gays
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- A spokesman for the Mormon church says the Boy Scouts "acted wisely" in putting off any decision about whether to admit gays as scouts or adult leaders. The Mormons are among the religious groups that have urged the Scouts not to end their current ban on gays.
Scout officials decided that any decision on changing the policy on gays will be up to the 1,400 voting members of the group's national council at a meeting in Texas in May. The organization's executive board will prepare a resolution to be voted on by the council.
A proposed change would have allowed individual troops to decide whether to admit gays. But gay rights groups said no Scout units should be allowed to exclude gays. And some conservatives, including religious leaders whose churches sponsor troops, said there would be large numbers of defections from the Scouts if the policy were to be changed.
A Boy Scouts spokesman says there's been "an outpouring of feedback from the American public" in the past couple of weeks.
Gay rights supporters are critical of the delay. Jennifer Tyrell, an Ohio mother who was removed from her post as a Cub Scout volunteer because she's a lesbian said, "A Scout is supposed to be brave, and the Boy Scouts failed to be brave today."
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Posted: Saturday, February 9 2013, 02:20 PM CST
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Habitat for Humanity to donate to tornado victims
June 17, 2013 20:23 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity says it will donate proceeds from sales at its Renovation Station stores in Oklahoma City to help pay for construction and repairs of homes of the May tornado victims.
Habitat said Monday that all proceeds through Aug. 31 will be donated to the project. Habitat is also soliciting donations to help rebuild or repair homes damaged by the tornadoes in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Renovation Stations are retail stores operated by Habitat for Humanity that sell new and used building supplies, material, appliances, furniture and other household items. There are two in Oklahoma City -- one in north Oklahoma City and the other on the city's southwest side.
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