The Gay Boy Scouts Are Still Impossible

Reuters

What seems like progress from the top-down may reveal the problem with Boy Scouts from the inside-out: its first official coming out party is still a microcosm of discord on gay acceptance, especially in Christian America, no matter what polls say today or the Supreme Court declares in a few weeks. Here's a survey of the reaction so far.

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Mar 21, 2011

Army Apologizes for 'Repugnant' Photos

Der Speigel published photos of soldiers posing with dead Afghans

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 21, 2011

MIT Reports Huge Gains in Gender Equality

Now, though, some say women have an unfair advantage

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 18, 2011

Navy Censures 'Raunchy Video' Captain

The Navy still doesn't find his antics too funny

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Lightning Rod

To Sing at Crystal Cathedral You Must Sign 'Anti-Gay' Covenant

Choir must declare "sexual intimacy is intended ... between one man and one woman"

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 17, 2011

Fukushima Updates: Water Cannons 'Somewhat Effective'

Military trucks and helicopters are dousing the plant with water to cool exposed fuel rods

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By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 16, 2011

How the Federal Raids Illuminate Marijuana Legalization Problems

Two places where state and federal laws collide

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 16, 2011

Screed

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Man Jailed for Death Threats Against NPR Hosts

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Mar 15, 2011

Republicans to Hold 'Emergency Meeting' on NPR

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 15, 2011

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By Uri Friedman

Mar 14, 2011

Band Class Is a Fungi and Bacteria Breeding Ground

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 14, 2011

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By Eli Rosenberg

Mar 12, 2011

Cartoon

Cartoon: NPR Serves Up Own Head on a Plate

Though it still appears to be insufficient for the elephant

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By John Hudson

Mar 11, 2011

The Least Urgent Item of Earthquake-Related News Today

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Mar 11, 2011

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 11, 2011

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 11, 2011

Giffords Will Attend Her Husband's Final Space Shuttle Launch

It will potentially be her first public appearance since the Tucson shootings

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 11, 2011

Who Said It: Julian Assange or James O'Keefe?

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By Eli Rosenberg

Mar 10, 2011

Disappearance of Lethal Injection Drug Does Not Halt Executions

States have begun using pentobarbital--previously used to euthanize animals--instead

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By Eli Rosenberg

Mar 10, 2011

The Case for NPR Sticking Up for Itself

Ditching Vivian Schiller just lent legitimacy to a partisan backlash, they argue

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By Caitlin Dickson and Eli Rosenberg

Mar 10, 2011

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Mar 10, 2011

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By Ray Gustini

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Don't bring a pocket knife, drink, or engage in "lewd" behavior.

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By Uri Friedman

Mar 9, 2011

What Illinois Can Learn From New Mexico About the Death Penalty

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 9, 2011

Spatwatch

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 9, 2011

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 8, 2011

Strange Bedfellows

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By Erik Hayden

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Lightning Rod

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By Uri Friedman

Mar 8, 2011

How the World Is Celebrating International Women's Day

The day has inspired female-only flights and Google's new Pegwoman

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By Erik Hayden

Mar 8, 2011

Breaking Ranks

Americans Want an End-of-Life Debate

Politicians, however, are quite timid about approaching the subject

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 8, 2011

Sour, Indifferent Responses to Tina Brown's Newsweek

But maybe expectations were just too high?

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By Caitlin Dickson and Eli Rosenberg

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Spatwatch

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Quote of the Day

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 4, 2011

Good Question!

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By Alex Eichler

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