The Main Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lwLvmu8FAfo
run time = 00:09:53 minutes
5/24/2013, Rex Tillerson speech after the vote to accept homosexual youth into the BSA.
So weve made the decision. Were going to change, says Rex Tillerson. Now what? Less than 24 hours after the volunteer delegates voted to change the BSAs membership policy for youth, Tillerson addressed a large room full of Scouting volunteers and professionals at the closing general session of the BSAs National Annual Meeting. In a powerful, heartfelt speech, Tillerson made his message clear: Change is inevitable, but The Main Thing, which is to serve more youth in Scouting, hasnt changed. With that in mind, he reasoned, its time for all of us unite toward this common goal. Tillerson, immediate past president of the Boy Scouts of America and a 2010 Silver Buffalo recipient, knows something about making big decisions and dealing with change. When hes not serving as a Scouting volunteer, hes the chairman, president, and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp., one of the worlds largest companies. In 1999, Tillerson worked for Exxon when it merged with Mobildefinitely a big change for both companies. Take 10 minutes to watch the video below and listen to Tillersons message. Then, share it with the members of your Scouting family.
5/29/2013 For the 14th straight year, ExxonMobil shareholders overwhelmingly rejected by 81% a proposition to incorporate into the companys written non-discrimination policy language explicitly prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The ExxonMobil Board of Directors, in a proxy statement, recommended that shareholders vote against the proposal: The Board has reviewed in detail ExxonMobils existing global policies that prohibit all forms of discrimination, including those based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in any Company workplace, anywhere in the world. In fact, ExxonMobils policies go beyond the law and prohibit any form of discrimination. Based on these existing all-inclusive, zero-tolerance policies, the Board believes the proposal is unnecessary.
9/27/2013 Exxon Mobil Corp. announced that it would begin offering benefits to legally married same-sex couples in the U.S. for the 1st time starting next week. The company said it would recognize "all legal marriages" when it determines eligibility for health care plans for the company's 77,000 employees and retirees in the U.S. That means if a homosexual employee has been married in a state or country where homosexual marriage is legal, his or her spouse will be eligible for benefits with Exxon in the U.S. as of 10/01/2013. Exxon, which is facing a same-sex discrimination complaint in Illinois, said it was following the lead of the U.S. government.
These guys ... right after the press.