The Mormon Church said it will maintain its longtime affiliation with the Boy Scouts despite the organization's decision to allow gay troop leaders.
The decision came even though the church had said it was deeply troubled and considering other options after the Boy Scouts announced in late July that it would allow gay adults to serve as scout leaders while allowing church-sponsored scout units to keep the ban on gay adults.
Church leaders say they decided to stay with the Boy Scouts after getting assurances that they can appoint troop leaders according to their own religious and moral values.
The Mormon Church sponsors nearly 38,000 scout units, with 427,000 boys accounting for about 18 percent of all young scouts.
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