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May 31, 2007
Quickie Link: Critics Protest at Annual Boy Scout Meeting
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By vanrozenheim
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(USA) - The Boy Scouts of America convened its national annual leadership meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday amid protests over the group's ban on gays and atheists and ongoing complaints about its local council's service to poor and disadvantaged youth. Representatives of the gay community, Boy Scouts for Truth and the Atheist Alliance International marched outside the hotel, challenging the Scouts' stand against gay and atheist membership. "We've changed the heart and minds of some Boy Scout members," said Margaret Downey, alliance president. "That's where we find our will to carry on."
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