The main entrance of the Lockheed Martin plant in Goodyear, Ariz., on Thursday. The Lockheed Martin Corp. is cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America because the group does not allow gay Scout leaders, officials told the MDJ on Wednesday.
“While we applaud the mission of the Boy Scouts and the good things they do in our communities, their policies that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and religious affiliation conflict with Lockheed Martin policies,” said Lockheed spokesman Gordon Johndroe.
The reference to “religious affiliation” has to do with the Boy Scouts’ ban on atheist members.
Because the policies of the BSA “do not align” with the defense contractor’s, Lockheed “will withdraw all official, company-sanctioned support from the Boy Scouts of America, effective January 1, 2014,” Lockheed spokesman Johnny Whitaker said.
via The Marietta Daily Journal – Lockheed cuts ties with Boy Scouts.
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