National Boy Scout policy against openly gay members flouted by local councils
History of the Boy Scouts of America (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) August 7, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Although the Boy Scouts of America recently reaffirmed a policy against having open homosexuals as members, at least some local councils say they don’t consider the policy actually binding on their own operations. A Catholic parish in Minnesota was recently blindsided when they learned the Boy Scouts’ reputation for Christian conservative values didn’t bear out in the case of their local Council, which declared last month that it would continue admitting individuals who were openly homosexual. “Every council is reflective of their community,” said Kent York, spokesman for the Twin Cities -based Northern Star Council , Minnesota’s largest Council with 75,000 Scouts. “Our commitment has been to reach out to all young people and have a positive influence.” When asked how they could differ from the national policy , according to the Twin Cities Star Tribune , York said tha