Seriously, all the dude needs is a fabulous night of musical theatre!!!
Luigi said:
It really is silly to bring any religion into this debate, in support or in opposition.
Those who proclaim to be followers of one particular sect would be the first to proclaim outrage if the Govt followed some other religion's justification for condoning or condemning a particular action.
I agree that is true for some countries, but in our country that is suppose to never happen. THEORY, I know!
I think for me personally, I feel any military member who uses religion that adheres to the 10 Commandments, as a defense for their stance in any case, automatically is a hypocrite if they serve in the military.
Thou Shall Not Kill can and will for many members be a MORTAL sin, not venial, that they will have to accept.
If you enter the military cherry picking the Bible or Quran or the Torah or whatever, you have to admit that you have accepted for yourself that you will disobey it. It is your personal choice and one you must find peace with it in yourself.
I am sorry I will never ever in my lifetime believe that people choose to be homosexual, it is what God created. However, it is your choice to join the military. It is your decision to accept that you may have to kill someone. That was your choice.
I wonder if your child came out and said I am Gay, would you disown them? Would you condemn them to Hades? Would you try to force them to change? Or would you say...Okay, I love you, and nothing has changed regarding my respect, pride, admiration and love between the time before I knew you were gay and the know.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44596987/ns/us_news-life/
“Can I tell you something?” he asks.
"Yeah," the father replies.
“Will you love me, serious?”
"Yes," the father says.
“Dad, I’m gay.”
The soldier explains that "I’ve known since forever" about his sexual orientation and has been aching to tell his family for a long time.
"I don’t know when’s the next time I would be able to see you. I didn’t want to do it over the phone. I wanted to tell you in person, but uh … I didn't want you to find out in any other way.”
After a period of silence, the father says, "OK."
And then came the reassurance.
"Will you still love me?" the soldier asks.
“I still love you, son. Yes, I still love you,” the father replies.
This airman started posting anonymously on you tube for months, but never showed his face until yesterday.
His father was interviewed this morning, and said the only thing I was upset about was HE DIDN'T TELL ME HE WAS DOING THIS LIVE ON YOU TUBE!
He went on and said, he's my son, I have loved him for 21 yrs and only care about he is happy and healthy, his sexuality means nothing.
Our DD's friend is gay. His father is an O6 in the AF. He just came out this summer to his folks although he has known for yrs he was gay. My DD was his beard throughout HS. His parents basically said "it took you long enough!" We have suspected it for yrs, but wanted to wait for you to acknowledge it.
***funny thing was he had told us right off the bat, but when DD would visit him at his house his parents would remind them to keep the bedroom door open so no funny business would happen. I still chuckle at that!
He created unwarranted fear that his folks would be upset because Dad was in the military. His Dad who never talks politics told him, that for the past 5 yrs he has supported the repeal because he knew he was gay, and now it was personal; he now saw that the military was losing great candidates/offices/enlisted because of DADT.