Mississippi Boy Scout Troop 85’s host church, Harrisburg Baptist Church, has voted not to renew the troop’s charter. “We had around 250 present Sunday night, and the vote was very one-sided," The Rev. Forrest Sheffield, pastor of the church, said. “It was a very heartbreaking decision for all of us, for our Scouts and our church family.” The decision by Harrisburg, the largest congregation in Northeast Mississippi, was prompted by a change in Boy Scout membership policy allowing openly gay Scouts. Keep reading: on.thec-l/1bIsLqJ
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:44:17 +0000
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