"Homosexuality Counter to God's law"
Hmmm .. who said that? Ahmadinejad? No, it was US General Peter Pace.
That's what he told the Senate the other day.
From time.com: (WASHINGTON) — Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, caused a stir at a Senate hearing Wednesday when he said he believes homosexual activity is immoral and should not be condoned by the military.[..]"
General Pace, it's a free country and you can worship whatever invisible being you want .. but as a government employee, paid with our tax dollars, just shut up about your personal "morality."
Republicans and Generals should keep their religion out of public policy.
"The hearing resumed about five minutes later in which Pace said he would be supportive of efforts to revisit the Pentagon's policy so long as it didn't violate his belief that sex should be restricted to a married heterosexual couple."
The US Military Code of Justice already prohibits adultery.
So .. maybe Pace thinks the Pentagon should only allow unmarried virgins to enlist, and should investigate and kick out those who have premarital sex?
That would mean our armed forces would consist of four Mormon kids.
If a general isn't smart enough to keep his religious beliefs to himself, he has no business commanding any troops .. and if his personal opinion on homosexuality has prevented him from enforcing the established military policy on homosexuality -- "Don't ask; Don't tell" -- then it's dang time that he retired.
He's making statements that affect the morale of the troops in a negative way. We all know there are gay troops .. it stands to reason that it would be demoralizing and/or insulting to have your commanding officer openly state that God considers you immoral.
Look, our Army should be used to protect and fight for the laws of man that are stated in our Constitution. If you want to fight for the laws of your god, become a religious leader.
