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The Boys Scouts of America was founded on February 8, 1910.  The movement began two years earlier in England, where Sir Robert Baden-Powell founded it.  He had been a hero of the South African Boer Wars.  

The Boys Scouts of America was founded on February 8, 1910 by James West.  The movement began two years earlier in England, where Lieutenant-General [[Sir Robert Baden-Powell]] founded it.  He had been a hero of the South African Boer Wars.  

Today the Boy Scouts are the largest voluntary youth group in the world.  Its membership exceeds 25 million.  

Today the Boy Scouts are the largest voluntary youth group in the world.  Its membership exceeds 25 million.  

==Controversy==

==Controversy==

As a result of their strong adherence to traditional Christian morality, the Boy Scouts have come under criticism for their discrimination against children and adults who are homosexual.  As stated in a press release from the organization:<ref>http://www.scouting.org/media/press/2002/020206/index.html</ref>

As a result of their strong adherence to traditional Christian morality, the Boy Scouts have come under criticism for their prohibition of [[homosexuals]].  As stated in a press release from the organization:<ref>http://www.scouting.org/media/press/2002/020206/index.html</ref>

::The BSA reaffirmed its view that an avowed homosexual cannot serve as a role model for the traditional moral values espoused in the Scout Oath and Law and that these values cannot be subject to local option choices.

::The BSA reaffirmed its view that an avowed homosexual cannot serve as a role model for the traditional moral values espoused in the Scout Oath and Law and that these values cannot be subject to local option choices.