Mr. Carolin said that he thought inclusion was the right value for the Scouts to pursue, and that fighting over whether to welcome gay scouts or leaders would be a distraction, or worse.
While he no doubt welcomes the Scouts' public admission, I'm sure it stirred up long-buried pain and sorrow.
Atheists could be welcomed into the Scout movement for the first time in 105 years, the association has said.
White House spokesman Shin Inouye said President Barack Obama welcomed the Scouts' decision regarding gay youth but "continues to believe that leadership positions in the Scouts should be open to all, regardless of sexual orientation".
When Gregg Shields, a spokesman for the Boy Scouts, said the Scouts will welcome "any individual boy or girl who wants to stay involved in Boy Scouting," one supposes he meant to limit his invitation only to heterosexual individuals, since the current policy allows the exclusion of any non-heterosexual members.
George Weah played his final ever international there and, as the Liberia team bus drove across the causeway to the stadium, which stood in the middle of a marshy lagoon, he was welcomed by the local scout troop waving flags.
??? How they qualified: Finished third at the 2011 Asian Cup Key player: Son Heung-min Group prediction: First Oman may not get the pulses racing but they will be a welcome opponent from a scouting point of view, given the four ties with Australia on the road to Brazil.
They're saying 'we welcome gay youth to be scouts, but when you turn 18, you'll have to leave scouting, sorry.' Maybe next time around, the Boy Scouts will take a more consistent stand against discrimination.
Although frequently called a search engine "guru," Mr. Sullivan looked more like an affable Eagle Scout as he welcomed the crowd before him.
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