Boy Scouts’ Future Uncertain After Bankruptcy Filing

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2020 Scores of lawyers are seeking settlements on behalf of several thousand men who say they were molested as scouts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Boy Scouts Could Be Hit With More Sex Abuse Claims

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2019 Settlements have already strained the organization's finances to the point that it has considered filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Boy Scouts of America Ends Ban on Openly Gay Leaders

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 28, 2015 The new policy still allows church-organized local units to consider sexual orientation when deciding who can volunteer and lead Scout groups. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Boy Scouts Unprepared

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune, Cagle Cartoons May 22, 2015 Dig deeper

The New Year Brought Some Strange New Laws With It, Among Other Things

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 A lot of regulations went into effect Jan. 1, marking a new year that will see a lot of interesting things occur in various countries all over the globe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Three Scout Leaders Topple Stone Formation, Face Charges

BLANK Oct 18, 2013 Claiming they were trying to protect the public from a stone formation that took 165 million years to form, three Utah Boy Scout leaders pushed a boulder from its erosion-built perch. And posted the video online. Welcome to modern American vandalism, the public parks version. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Milt Priggee, Cagle Cartoons, www.miltpriggee.com Jun 10, 2013 Dig deeper

‘Left, Right & Center’: Obama Ends the War on Terror

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Barack Obama's announcement of the end of the decade-and-counting-long war on terror while Gitmo remains open for business. Is the Obama administration all over the map when it comes to terror? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Boys Free to Join Still-Bigoted Scouts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 24, 2013 Leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow gay youths into their organization, which has long denied membership to homosexuals. But is this a victory for gays and their advocates? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Apr 25, 2013 Dig deeper

Give the Boy Scouts Half a Merit Badge

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 21, 2013 One of the oldest, largest and most Christian youth organizations in the United States will bow to the public's demand for an end to its long-standing ban on openly gay youth participants if its voting members permit it next month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )