Don't Ask ...
As much as I surprise myself even to say this, I am having a hard time getting exercised (or is it exorcised) about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell thing; oddly enough, I can't get excited about it on either side. On the con side:
1. I don't think gays are this great mistreated group in America.
2. I imagine a lot of gays want to be in the military for the benefits (but so do non-gays)and if they are allowed to "marry" (God forbid)that will make benefits to "spouses" possible.
3. The military's purpose is not to perform social experiments.
On the pro-side (or non-con side):
1. The military needs them, if they are good soldiers, and apparently they are
2. If the military doesn't have a problem with it, I'm not sure we non-military folks really have any business interfering.
3. The social experiment argument may have been relevant 20 years ago, but as much as I hate to say it, gays are more accepted and in general people don't get as astonished by the presence of gays as they did back then.
However, it's a federal law and Congress will have to change the law, and from what the news reports say, the votes and support aren't there. It's one of those issues I can't get myself to feel strongly about either way, and if it happens, it happens. My only fear is that it would make gay marriage acceptable even faster, and that's where I have to draw the line.
1. I don't think gays are this great mistreated group in America.
2. I imagine a lot of gays want to be in the military for the benefits (but so do non-gays)and if they are allowed to "marry" (God forbid)that will make benefits to "spouses" possible.
3. The military's purpose is not to perform social experiments.
On the pro-side (or non-con side):
1. The military needs them, if they are good soldiers, and apparently they are
2. If the military doesn't have a problem with it, I'm not sure we non-military folks really have any business interfering.
3. The social experiment argument may have been relevant 20 years ago, but as much as I hate to say it, gays are more accepted and in general people don't get as astonished by the presence of gays as they did back then.
However, it's a federal law and Congress will have to change the law, and from what the news reports say, the votes and support aren't there. It's one of those issues I can't get myself to feel strongly about either way, and if it happens, it happens. My only fear is that it would make gay marriage acceptable even faster, and that's where I have to draw the line.
Comments
The more significant thing that is happening is the proverbial slow death of the "frog in the kettle." The gay activist agenda is part of the larger rejection and eventually persecution against those holding to biblical values. The religion of tolerance is taking over. I am not trying to be hate mongering (some of my best friends are gay!) Objectively speaking, this is an example of immorality becoming morally relative wehere "bad is good" and "good is bad."
Greg
It's kind of interesting to me that churches that allowed women pastors soon allowed gay pastors. HUMMMMM.