DELIVER US, OH LORD, FROM THOSE WHO WOULD PUT WORDS OF THEIRS IN YOUR MOUTH

There is a suggestion, made by Mr. Peter String of the Family Research Council which wishes to criminalize gay sex. Now that we know that other primates have sex with same gender of their species we night begin to believe that homosexuality is NOT a choice...but these self-proclaimed morality setters, perhaps latently homosexual themselves as has been found in so many who are so verbally homophobic, might begin to listen to researchers, physicians and other professionals who have been studying this for years...but it probably won't happen!

An article, by Adele Stan can be read if full by clicking here. Be sure to watch the video clip at the bottom of the article. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, made a very sincere plea to rescind the current taboo of admitting gayness in the military. He made it an issue of integrity and raised the shame of this country expecting these many loyal-to-America patriots to defend our country while having to lie about who they are.

John McCain who used to be for the change before he was against it, is said to be for it again, now that Colin Powell has strongly endorsed getting rid of the 'Don't ask; don't tell' idiocy. I for one am happy he was not elected to be our President and regret that the Republicans ridicule those whom they call flip-floppers in derogatory fashion while turning their eyes away from their own flip-floppers.

DON'T ASK; DON'T TELL

Ex-Secretary of the Army, Alexander, spoke tonight on the Rachel Maddow show. He was very frank about how undemocratic the policy of 'Don't ask; Don't Tell' and destructive to the Armed Forces as well as the entire country. On CNN,
updated 10:57 p.m. EST, Mon November 17, 2008 104 retired military brass against 'don't ask-don't tell. "The center points out that Larson, a four-star admiral who supported the measure in 1993, has changed his view on the policy. "There were a lot of witch hunts and a lot of people were turned out on that basis," he is quoted as saying in a Palm Center release."

A few years into the war in Iraq, media reported that the translators of Iraq language program was in jeopardy because many of them were gay and had to leave the service. Today, many believe the policy is hurting the country because of losing so many talented and trained people.

Now the military is finding it difficult to recruit. Standards have been lowered dreadfully to make up for the 13,000 that have been discharged for their sexual preference since 1993 as well as that there is no end in sight. The impetus to give one's life to keep our country safe is really not what is seen by most as a goal in Iraq. As it was during the Viet Nam war, many face will prison time for there illegal behaviors if they don't sign up for military duty. Does no one consider the value systems or judgment of those making that choice?

Unfortunately, discrimination based on ignorance should not be determining life and death issues for so many people.