“So let me see if I understand this:” writes a U.S. Army colonel serving in Afghanistan. ”The Defense Department is proposing to let people who choose to live a homosexual lifestyle serve ‘openly’ in the armed forces, but won’t allow Christians such as myself the freedom to ‘openly’ share the good news of Christ with our co-workers — as the faith we’ve chosen requires?”
Lt. Col. Stacy L. Maxey’s comments appear in Stars and Stripes newspaper’s Letters to the Editor. He writes:
DOD officials plan to tell servicemembers who have a problem with those living a homosexual lifestyle to “learn to deal with it,” but they are prepared to counsel and/or slap Christians with paperwork if someone feels “offended” by our witness? Wearing sexual lifestyle choices on your sleeve is OK, but not your faith?
Military chaplains who teach that homosexuality is antithetical to and incompatible with Christianity (which it is) can either muzzle their objections or “leave,” but gays will be permitted to parade their lifestyle choices in front of all?
Bottom line: So I’m free to express myself if I’m a homosexual, but not if I’m a Christian? What disgraceful hypocrisy.
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posted August 3, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Those who object to homosexuals in the military have a moral obligation to object to all fornication among the members of the military. Until they are willing to take that stand, they are total hypocrites.
posted August 3, 2011 at 4:56 pm
So, you are defending the right to fornicate?