The Boy Scouts lifted its ban on gay leaders. Now the Mormon Church may dump the Boy Scouts.

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Shortly after the Boy Scouts of America officially announced Monday that it would lift its national ban on gay leaders, the Mormon Church, which sponsors the most Boy Scout troops of any religion, responded with disappointment.

"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is deeply troubled by today's vote," the church said in a statement. "When the leadership of the church resumes its regular schedule of meetings in August, the century-long association with scouting will need to be examined."

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