Mormon church pulls older teens out of Boy Scouts

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church, the biggest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the United States, announced Thursday it is pulling as many as 185,000 older youngsters from the organization as part of an effort to start its own scouting-like program.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said the move wasn't triggered by the Boy Scouts of America's decision in 2015 to allow gay troop leaders, since Mormon-sponsored troops have remained free to operate according to their religi