[Reblog] Florida church welcomes spurned Boy Scouts
10 years ago
Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its law.
This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love, and to help one another.
From severing ties with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in the mid-1990s over policies against LGBT scouts and leaders to welcoming them back after being ousted by other sects, check out this journey that upholds the first UU principle of the inherent worth and dignity of all.
UU World wrote:When three local units of the Boy Scouts of America in Fort Myers, Fla., needed to find a new home this summer, the door to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers was open.
The three units, a Boy Scout troop, Cub Scout troop, and a Venturing crew, had been sponsored by a Baptist church. When the BSA’s National Council voted May 23 to remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation, that church felt it could no longer maintain a relationship with the scout units. They parted ways.
What happened next was serendipity...
Read more here.
UU World wrote:When three local units of the Boy Scouts of America in Fort Myers, Fla., needed to find a new home this summer, the door to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers was open.
The three units, a Boy Scout troop, Cub Scout troop, and a Venturing crew, had been sponsored by a Baptist church. When the BSA’s National Council voted May 23 to remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation, that church felt it could no longer maintain a relationship with the scout units. They parted ways.
What happened next was serendipity...
Read more here.
Awesome!