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Mormon Church Cuts Ties With Boy Scouts

Hank Berrien

On Tuesday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church), which has more boys in the movement than any other religious denomination, announced it would sever its partnership with the Boy Scouts of America. Mormon boys comprise almost 20% of the Boy Scouts’ 2.3 million youth members, as The Washington Post reports.

The church released a joint statement with the Boy Scouts of America that stated:

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