The Mormon church, the biggest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the United States, announced last 11 May that it is pulling as many as 185,000 older youths from the organization as part of an effort to start its own scouting-like program.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints move was triggered by the Boy Scouts' decision in 2015 to allow gay troop leaders, despite Mormon-sponsored troops have remained free to exclude such adults on religious grounds.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints move was triggered by the Boy Scouts' decision in 2015 to allow gay troop leaders, despite Mormon-sponsored troops have remained free to exclude such adults on religious grounds.