Candler Park Gay Minister Says Boy Scouts' Gay Ban 'Very Discriminatory'
The minister said if the Boy Scouts uphold its ban on gays, "that's their loss."
CANDLER PARK — One Christian minister, a lesbian who leads a congregation here, said it's time for the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on gay members and leaders. For the last 103 years, the Boy Scouts of America have banned gays from joining their ranks. On Feb. 6, the organization announced that it would delay until May its decision to either continue enforcing the ban or to admit gays, which has sparked both outrage and praise from parents and those involved with Scouts. Apostle Mena Johnson, a gay minister whose congregation of God’s Chosen Ones Ministries meets in Candler Park, said the issue is still a moral one. She said a decision to keep the ban in place would be “very discriminatory.” “To me, it shouldn’t be any type of …
Kyle
12:40 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Black people too. They should form their own scouts and leave us whities to our own kind. (sarcasm to make a point) more ›