The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement Wednesday regarding the decision by the Boy Scouts of America to postpone a vote on membership standards:
“The Church is following this proposed policy change very closely. We believe the BSA has acted wisely in delaying its decision until all voices can be heard on this important moral issue.”
For 100 years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has enjoyed a strong, rewarding relationship with Boy Scouts of America as both organizations have worked to build and strengthen the moral character and leadership skills of young men.
The recent announcement that BSA planned to make a policy change in its standards for membership and leadership has triggered intense debate from many segments of society..
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is carefully assessing the consequences of this policy change on the Church’s program to build and strengthen young men, but it has not commented on it and a decision will not be made until we have assessed all of the implications.
The Church cautions others not to speculate about the Church’s position or to assume that individual Latter-day Saints inside or outside the Scouting movement speak for the Church. Neither has the Church launched any campaign either to effect or prevent a policy change.
LillithFebruary 14, 2013
I assume the church will have the option to "call" leaders and not have to accept volunteers? Gay power movement is tiresome. Parents have the ultimate choice and none of my offspring will be in the scouting program if changed too much. The MIA/Primary can go back to the trail blazing thing or maybe the church have its own boys program if the scouts are a compromised organization. Too bad. The atheists are making their own evangelizing org. Signs of the times?
ErinFebruary 10, 2013
EMIG (and others)- Taken from the Mormon Newsroom Site- The Church posted two statements Wednesday in response to different media inquiries about the Boy Scouts of America