Wednesday, February 20 2013 1:35 PM EST2013-02-20 18:35:57 GMT
For over a century the Boy Scouts have had a policy in place that bans gays. The national headquarters for the Boy Scouts is now considering lifting that ban for scout leaders and youth membership. HughMore >>
For over a century, the Boy Scouts have had a policy in place that bans gays. The national headquarters for the Boy Scouts is now considering lifting that ban for Scout leaders and youth membership.More >>
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation's largest Protestant group is calling on members of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to uphold a ban on gay leaders and Scouts when it votes in May.
The Southern Baptist Convention's executive committee passed the resolution Tuesday. It also calls on like-minded corporate leaders to support the Scouts financially. And it expresses "dismay and disappointment" at any Scout leaders who may have lobbied to remove the ban.
The Scouts announced last month that they would consider a proposal to let the sponsors of each individual troop decide whether to ban gays. The policy was supposed to be settled on Feb. 6 by the Scouts' 70-member national executive board. Under intense pressure from both sides, the board punted the decision to the 1,400-member National Council.
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Friday, May 24 2013 10:09 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:09:14 GMT
A Nashville couple was killed Thursday in a car wreck on Interstate 65 in Kentucky. The crash happened at mile marker 98 near Elizabethtown around 4 p.m. Police said Claire R. Kahane, 75, was drivingMore >>
Emergency responders in central Kentucky had cleared the scene of a crash that killed a Nashville woman when they found the body of her husband nearly 1,000 feet away.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:06 AM EDT2013-05-24 10:06:06 GMT
State officials say that automotive seat manufacturer NHK Seating of America Inc. plans to expand its facility in Murfreesboro, adding 94 jobs in the process.More >>
State officials say that automotive seat manufacturer NHK Seating of America Inc. plans to expand its facility in Murfreesboro, adding 94 jobs in the process.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:38:59 GMT
MTSU police say they gotten the man who were videotaping women in a dorm shower. He had easy S to access to the campus dorm. The spring semester is over at MTSU, but the few students who remain were stockedMore >>
MTSU police say they have gotten the man who was videotaping women in a dorm shower. The suspect had easy access to the campus dorm.More >>
The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.More >>
An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly...More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:48 AM EDT2013-05-24 11:48:40 GMT
A water main break is shooting water into the air in east Nashville on Friday morning. The problem is occurring at South Fifth Street and Shelby Avenue.More >>
A water main break shot water into the air in east Nashville on Friday morning.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:26 AM EDT2013-05-24 11:26:59 GMT
A vacant house was destroyed by fire early Friday morning in Cheatham County. The fire occurred around 4 a.m. at a home in the 900 block of Gibbs Road. More >>
A vacant house was destroyed by fire early Friday morning in Cheatham County.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 8:47 AM EDT2013-05-24 12:47:40 GMT
Franklin police are looking for a masked burglar who broke into a McDonald's in Cool Springs early-Monday morning. The burglary occurred at a restaurant located at 653 Frazier Dr. at about 1:20 a.m. TheMore >>
Franklin police are looking for a masked burglar who broke into a McDonald's in Cool Springs early Monday morning.More >>
