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A Missouri Eagle Scout has lost his job as a summer camp counselor after telling a camp director over the weekend that he is gay.
Kearney native Eric Jones, 19, was asked to leave the St. Joseph camp and stripped of all honors he had earned over the past 10 years.
The Boy Scouts of America affirmed Tuesday that the organization will keep its century-old policy of excluding gay members, despite some public criticism.