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Lockheed Martin Severs Ties With Boy Scouts
The defense contractor with a major plant in Marietta said not allowing gay scout leaders is not compatible with its beliefs.
By Justin Ove
A Marietta defense contractor has decided to end its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America due to the Scouts' positions on gays and atheists.
Lockheed Martin told the Marietta Daily Journal that they would no longer provide support for the scouting organization because its ban on gay scout leaders and atheist members do not align with their beliefs.
As a result of the decision, the Boy Scouts will no longer receive monetary donations from Lockheed Martin, and Scouts will no longer take part in company-sanctioned activities like tours of the plant.
This year, Lockheed Martin's Marietta plant and a company giving fund donated $55,000 to the Scouts, the MDJ reports.
This is only the latest controversy involving the Boy Scouts and homosexuality in Cobb. In June, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in East Cobb and Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta cut ties, protesting the inclusion of gay scouts.
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