The Mormon Church was joined by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, the General Commission on United Methodist Men of the United Methodist Church, the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod, and the National Council of Young Israel in saying they would pull their members out of the Boy Scouts of America if the Supreme Court decides to force them to accept homosexual scout leaders.
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia put forward a superb defence of tradition in both the case on partial-birth abortion and the Boy Scouts case.
Richard Cohen, a psychotherapist and author and a former homosexual who has been married for 18 years, spoke over the weekend at the conference of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays, or P- FOX, a nationwide Christian group that provides “hope, healing and support for families and friends affected by homosexuality.” “There is no scientific data that substantiates a genetic or biologic basis for same-sex attraction. Anybody can change,” said Cohen, who has “helped hundreds of men and women heal out of homosexuality.”
Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, said Monday she is taking a three-month leave for health reasons. Pro-lifers are asked to pray for her conversion. Michelman, 57, has been president of the abortion rights lobby for 16 years.