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103-year-old organization that is often affiliated with church groups. 60% of the 1,400 member national council voted to approve this change taking effect on january 1st. there are strong feelings on both fronts. joining me now are two voices. founder of on my honor.net and zach is author of my two moms and founder of boy scouts for equality. thank you both for joining us this saturday. absolutely. john, i want to start with you. you have referred to this. you have said this being the boy scouts is the most influential youth program in america and you also said that it is turning a tragic corner and it will destroy scouting as we know it. why? any time you insert sex and politics into a youth program, it always makes it a risky proposition for parents. the girl scouts and the boy scouts, boy scouts disassociated with girl scouts years ago ....
For the here and now. that s the wonder of streamlined connections. that s merrill edge and bank of america. coming up in the next half hour, the boy scouts debate and then vote later on whether to drop openly gay scouts. my next guest is right on the front lines of this very debate. eagle scout author of my two moms and activists zach wahls. you made a moving speech to minnesota lawmakers about your two moms, as many of us know. yesterday you addressed the council meeting. what was your message and do you think is resonated here? our chief focus is making sure that scouts know that discrimination is not one of scouting values as it tells us ....
Youth protection here. the boy scouts of america has one of the most pristine youth protection records since the implement of their new program in the early 90s. it is absolutely one of the best in the world. this is about some people using the fear that they re able to conjure up by talking about what it means to be a gay person in america, to scare other people into moving away from traditional scouting values like courteous, kindness and respect. thanks so much. pete williams, zach wahls, the author of my two moms. we ll follow this story and see where it takes us in may. the pentagon also making changes to its policy on same-sex spouses. the military will extend some benefits to those couples. leon panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, possibly health and welfare programs. an announcement is expected in the next few days that will clear that up. straight ahead, targeting u.s. terrorists. just how effective are those military drone strikes? ....
In my pack would think i abandoned them. i m here, i m not going anywhere. i m staying until i m included. the policy also ended scouting for eric jones, an eagle scout. he was told to pack up and leave the scout camp where he was working this summer in st. joseph, missouri, after he told the camp s director that he is gay. in 2000, the supreme court ruled 5-4 that the boy scouts is a private organization and can deny membership to gays. joining me now is zach wahls, founder of scouts for equality, and author of my two moms. zach, tell us about scouts for equality. scouts for equality is a group that i started in the wake of a petition delivery in june, similar to the one that jennifer delivered today down in texas. and it was a group that i felt was necessary to act as a public face of scouts, who also oppose this policy, as the eagle scout and the son of a lesbian couple, ....
And my big concern was the kids in my pack would think i abandoned them. i m here, i m not going anywhere. i m staying until i m included. the policy also ended scouting for eric jones, an eagle scout. he was told to pack up and leave the scout camp where he was working this summer in st. joseph, missouri, after he told the camp s director that he is gay. in 2000, the supreme court ruled 5-4 that the boy scouts is a private organization and can deny membership to gays. joining me now is zach wahls, founder of scouts for equality, and author of my two moms. zach, tell us about scouts for equality. scouts for equality is a group that i started in the wake of a petition delivery in june, similar to the one that jennifer delivered today down in texas. and it was a group that i felt was necessary to act as a public face of scouts, who also oppose this policy, as the eagle scout ....