Posted on 02/28/2017 10:30:52 AM PST by Gamecock
A multi-site megachurch based in North Carolina has decided to sever its ties with the Boy Scouts of America over the youth group's new transgender policy.
Manna Church of Fayetteville is planning to stop sponsoring Boy Scout Troop 957 sometime this summer, according to local media outlet WNCN CBS North Carolina.
"Church officials at Manna Church have been very tight-lipped about this decision. However, a Cub Scout leader told CBS North Carolina that Manna Church participation with Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts would end this coming summer," reported WNCN.
A spokesperson for Manna Church told The Christian Post on Wednesday they had no further comment at this time.
Last month, the Boy Scouts of America announced they were going to allow girls who self-identified as boys to become members of their organization.
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(Photo: Screengrab/YouTube/CBS North Carolina)Manna Church campus in Fayetteville, North Carolina, seen in this undated photo.
"For more than 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America, along with schools, youth sports and other youth organizations, have ultimately deferred to the information on an individual's birth certificate to determine eligibility for our single-gender programs," stated the Scouts.
"However, that approach is no longer sufficient as communities and state laws are interpreting gender identity differently, and these laws vary widely from state to state."
As with the Scouts' recent decisions on allowing openly gay members and scout leaders, the move did provide exemptions for religious groups opposed to transgenderism.
In a statement emailed to CP, Effie Delimarkos, director of communications for the Boy Scouts of America, stressed this point of religious exemption for the church-sponsored troops.
"Our religious chartered organizations continue to have the right to make decisions based on religious beliefs and we will work with families to find local scouting units that are the best fit for their children," stated Delimarkos.
"If a religious organization declines to accept a youth or adult application based on their religious beliefs, we ask that they please notify their local council so that a unit open to accepting the individual can be offered as an option."
Another spokesman for the BSA told CP that the youth organization was unaware of any other churches that had decided to sever ties since the announcement of the new transgender policy.
"Over the past few weeks, a variety of religious institutions, including The United Methodist Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Union for Reform Judaism, Catholic Committee on Scouting, and the Association of Baptist Scouters, have shared letters of support acknowledging this decision does not impact how their organizations deliver Scouting," explained the spokesman.
I can’t make my boys or their parents move when they are having a positive experience where they are. That said, I wish TrailLifeUSA nothing but success.
Perhaps the Milo queer “conservative” should be engaged to talk some common sense to church officials. Sarc
Hopefully more decent organizations will put a halt to the sodomite infiltrators. The Milo queer should have been dismissed a year ago.
wonder why they didn’t cut ties when BSA went gay ?””
Because people didn’t know that 90 plus percent of male homosexuals are pederasts. The homosexuals lie about it, but pederastic behavior is part of the male homo lifestyle.
That “loyalty” is totally dependent upon the organization being LOYAL in return to its principles and values.
The BSA turned their backs on the 10’s of thousands who told them not to make these changes in order to satisfy their own penchant and the penchant of SJW’s for PC stupidity.
I am not obligated to reward such stupidity and the rejection of memberships wishes with “loyalty”.
They stacked the deck on the initial vote, and refused to reply to or address the concerns so many of us veteran leaders had.
After almost 20 years of being a Scout leader, I resigned. I will not submit to such nonsense nor will I support such evil with my continued involvement, support and $$.
It does not bother me in the slightest that you have made different choices following different priorities. That is exactly what you should do.
Please remove me from this ping list.
Not being antagonistic, but I've disassociated myself from BSA, and I'm no longer interested in news of this type.
I sincerely thank you for your service in administering the list.
You are most welcome, TontoKowalski, and I've removed your ping. I certainly understand how you feel about that.
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