By JUAN LOZANO and TRAVIS LOLLER
Associated Press
HOUSTON – The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution today expressing its opposition to and disappointment in the Boy Scouts of America’s new policy allowing gay Scouts.
The resolution was voted on by members at the denomination’s annual meeting in Houston. It also calls on the Boy Scouts to remove executive and board leaders who tried to allow gays as both members and leaders without consulting the many religious groups that sponsor Scout troops.
While the resolution does not recommend that Southern Baptists drop ties with the Scouts, it expresses support for those churches and families that decide to do so. It also encourages churches and families who choose to remain with the Scouts to work toward reversing the new membership policy.