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Kolesar

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11. United Way of Greater Cleveland dropped the Boy Scouts last month

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:22 PM

Oct 2012

because BSA discriminated against gays.
There are plenty of reasons for locals to be proud: Clevelanders have always been leaders in amount of charitable donations.

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Teenage Boy Scout Denied Organization's Top Rank Because He's Gay [View all] JRLeft Oct 2012 OP

They really need to change sakabatou Oct 2012 #1

Pedophiles or Okay, but Gay people............Obviously Gay people are a detriment to society. JRLeft Oct 2012 #4

As an Eagle Scout Stuckinthebush Oct 2012 #2

They actively chose to deny him this because of who he is. Fearless Oct 2012 #3

That is just sick and cruel. Chemisse Oct 2012 #5

As an Eagle Scout, I think this is wrong. n/t Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #6

Seconded n/t stubertmcfly Oct 2012 #13

That scoutmaster is wrong, cpamomfromtexas Oct 2012 #7

MORMONS OWN BOY SCOUTING! AlbertCat Oct 2012 #10

Count me among fellow Eagle Scouts.... Capt.Rocky300 Oct 2012 #8

I was in the Boy Scouts....... Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #9

United Way of Greater Cleveland dropped the Boy Scouts last month Kolesar Oct 2012 #11

Here's the link to the petition on Change.org. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #12

This is so disgusting sdfernando Oct 2012 #14

Boy scouts need to let go of their bigoted ways. /nt Ash_F Oct 2012 #15

I wonder..... 8 track mind Oct 2012 #16