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President Obama has a water gun fight with his daughter Sasha on her birthday weekend at Camp David in this June 11, 2011, file photo. (Official White House Photos by Pete Souza)

Boy Scouts of America bans water gun fights; ‘pointing a firearm’ is not kind

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Scouts keep their eyes on President Barack Obama as he works a rope line after laying a wreath at the Yongsan War Memorial in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama gets membership card, annual report from Boy Scouts

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 3, 2009 photo, Tenderfoot Scout Bradley Corr, 11, left, his father Warren Corr, Troop 29 committee member, right, and his grandfather Ted Corr, who is Unit Commissioner with the Forks of the Delaware district of the Minis Trails Council walk along the shore of Stillwater Lake at Boy Scout camp at Camp Minsi in Pocono Summit, Pa. As the Boy Scouts of America heads toward its 100th anniversary in February, its first century adds up to a remarkable saga, full of achievement, complexity and contradiction. On one hand, no other U.S. youth organization has served as many boys, an estimated 112 million over the years. On the other hand, in both the courts and the public arena, the BSA has doggedly defended its right to discriminate, excluding gays and atheists from its ranks, and overriding requests from some local units to soften those policies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Scouts wade into another controversy: vaccinations

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the Boy Scouts of America's annual meeting on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn., after being selected as the organization's new president. Gates is taking over one of the nation's largest youth organizations as it fights a membership decline and debates its policy toward gays. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

In interview, Gates gives no signs of changes on gays in Scouting

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

BSA Chief Scout Executive Wayne Brock
(Associated Press)

Boy Scouts will ‘move forward’ after vote on gays

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

**FILE** From left, Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute as they recite the pledge of allegiance during the “Save Our Scouts” prayer vigil and rally against allowing gays in the organization in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Dallas on Feb. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

Associated Press

** FILE ** This photo taken Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, shows a close up detail of a Boy Scout uniform worn by Brad Hankins, a campaign director for Scouts for Equality, as he responds to questions during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Evangelical weakness in gay Boy Scouts debate could hurt GOP

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Illustration: Scouts honor by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times.

PALAZZO: The Boy Scout debate

By Steven M. Palazzo

**FILE** From left, Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute as they recite the pledge of allegiance during the “Save Our Scouts” prayer vigil and rally against allowing gays in the organization in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Dallas on Feb. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

Lobbying steps up as Boy Scouts weigh gay policy

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

**FILE** From left, Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute as they recite the pledge of allegiance during the “Save Our Scouts” prayer vigil and rally against allowing gays in the organization in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Dallas on Feb. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

Boy Scouts get stamp of approval on gay policy from Mormon church

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Threatened Scouts

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KNIGHT: The Boy Scouts flirtation with dishonor and destruction

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

The Boy Scouts of America is considering replacing its long-standing ban on gays with a policy that would let troop sponsors make their own decisions. Traditional-values groups are urging the BSA's leadership not to make the change. The issue will be discussed by the BSA's executive board next week. (Department of Defense via Associated Press)

HAGELIN: Gay activism seen as threat to Scouts

By Rebecca Hagelin - Special to The Washington Times

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BAKER: Boy Scouts waver over their oath of honor

By Mary Beth Baker

Illustration Targeting Values by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Liberals’ war on Boy Scouts, Chick-fil-A

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

Scouts and Scout leaders wave to the reviewing stand during the Boy Scout Association Grand Centennial Parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington on Sunday, July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Peter Cihelka)

Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays as members, leaders

By David Crary - Associated Press