Sunday, February 10, 2013
An Arlington Heights church this week called on the Boy Scouts of America to lift the organizations ban on gay members.
An Arlington Heights church called on the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban against homosexual participants. The United Church of Christ handed out fliers Sunday, Feb. 3 asking its congregation to write letters opposing the anti-gay policy, the Chicago Tribune reported. "Our position is that LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) folks, whether they're minors or whether they're adults, have a role to play in our society and our culture," Rev. Rex Piercy told the Tribune. "This (Scouting) organization, which seeks the support of churches like ours, ... stands against the very kind of welcome that we extend to those folks." The youth organization is considering lifting its ban against gay members and leaders, NBC News reported. …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Information gathered by the Los Angeles Times shows the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America who were expelled between 1947 and 2005 on suspicions of sexual abuse. Patch's searchable database allows you to search by cities in Illinois.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Information gathered by the Los Angeles Times shows the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America who were expelled between 1947 and 2005 on suspicions of sexual abuse. Patch's searchable database allows you to search by cities in Illinois. We also put together a story with information about leaders on the list from the north and northwest suburbs.
Friday, June 17, 2011
The Knights of Columbus, Boy Scouts of America, the American Legion and others came out to Jackman Park in Glenview to retire an American flag.
In what has become an annual Flag Day tradition, nearly 100 people turned out to watch an American flag retirement ceremony in Jackman Park June 14. Community groups from around the North Shore—including the Knights of Columbus, American Legion Post 166 from Glenview, Boy Scouts of American Troop 175 from Niles and Cub Scouts from the Glenview New Church, came together for the park's 10th flag retirement ceremony. "It's very important because the younger generation only learns from the older people," Larry Theriault, Past Faithful Navigator for the Knights of Columbus in Glenview said. "If we want these kids to have respect for the flag, if want them to have respect for what this country stands for and what those have given up their life …
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Troop 107 heats up hotcake sales at the fundraising event.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Parents and students were joined by their Scout masters, troop committee members and volunteers on Sunday, February 13, for Boy Scout Troop 107's annual fundraising event. The pancake breakfast was held at Paluch Hall in the basement of Our Lady of Ransom Church, 8300 N. Greenwood in Niles. Proceeds of the event will benefit the troop, according to its scout master, Maryellene Riemer, who is herself a mother of three Eagle scouts.
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Larry
1:11 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
"While it is a relatively new practice that same-sex couples are being granted the same form of legal marital recognition..." Legal, marital, recognized. That is all I meant; not various "unions" no matter how formal, ritualistic or ceremonial. Nor even common, although no evidence indicates it has ever been that. "While the relationship was clearly approved by the wider community, and was … more ›