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Ian Ware, a Scout leader in Anglesey, North Wales, expressing a personal view, told ENI that he was fearful that the approach of Look Wider might spill over into the Scout movement, which would be "not helpful."

Ware said, "I showed the picture of the condom to girls and young women in the target age range for the program, and they were not enamored with it. It caused a lot of raised eyebrows."

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Read The Daily Telegraph's "Guides accused of losing their way" and "A very bad guide."

In the U.S. the Boy Scouts have been under intense scrutiny this year because of the organization's refusal to promote homosexuality. Some of Christianity Today's most recent coverage of scouting stories includes:

Scouts in a Jam—or Jamboree? | The courts protect rights. The media-savvy win hearts and minds. (Oct. 23, 2000)

Scouts Defend Homosexuality Policy | Supreme Court scheduled to hear case in April. (March 14, 2000)

Scout's Dishonor | The judge told the Scouts just what their oath meant—and didn't mean. (Dec. 2, 1999)

Courts Divided on Scouting | (April 27, 1998)

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January (Web-only) 2001, Vol. 45