Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff considers homosexuality to be immoral

he clearly can't handle the truth.

 

is this really that big of a news story?


this just in...anyone religious considers homosexuality immoral.

 

not true.

 

doesn't the bible say it's immoral? i am not a biblical scholar so i don't know. hell, it may not say it's immoral. this kind of reminds me of the time i had a gf who was really religious but she said she had read thru the bible and she couldn't find pre-marital sex to be a sin or immoral.

who knows?

 

Genesis 19

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Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."

Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing. Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."

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Boy that sure is different than my King James version.

 

Well it depends on which of the many different ways they look at it. There are pastors who are homosexual and certainly religious and don't find loving someone else to be immoral.

I think the bottom line is that the bible should be about the spirit of the law and not just the letter of the law. It isn't just a list of rules about what is ok and what isn't, though many people want to use it that way.

I'm not going to say who is right and wrong about the morality of homosexuality. I am just saying there are definitely religious people who don't think it is a immoral.

Jesus didn't spend time on it. He spent time talking about judging others, divorce, love, compassion, charity etc. But he didn't talk about homosexuality.

 

I thought being in the marines was coming out.

 

another thread on homosexuality, wow what a shock.

 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8304756378019746541&q=jesus+video+vintage21

 

It depends on the religion.

 

SO...premarital sex and adultery should be grounds for dismissal as well? That'll be one tiny army...

Evan

 

actually I believe adultery is grounds for dismissal.

 

Disagreeing with homosexuality does not equal to advocating the persecution of homosexuals.

He's free to have his own personal opinions. I don't like this fascist approach to force everyone to accept/approve of the sexual orientation of another individual. I think some far-left ideologues are going way too far on this issue.

 

I believe that you are correct, but in practical terms I also believe that it is very rarely prosecuted or pursued.

 

I'm not sure myself what the prosecution rate is. I remember reading a few years ago about some military folks getting discharged or sent to jail for having an affair. i was shocked. I guess it makes some sense because it MIGHT interfere with the whole military discpline thing, but that's just a guess.

 

I don't like the facist approach to make everyone to accept/approve all races.

 

the bible says a bunch of stuff...and alot of it contradicts itself.

i think some bill hicks quotes are appropriate for this thread...

"You never see my attitude in the press, that's what bugs me. You never see my point of view. For instance: gays in the military. Now, I don't know how y'all feel about it, but gays want to be in the military. Here's how I feel about it, all right?

Anyone dumb enough to want to be in the military should be allowed in. End of story. That should be the only requirement. I don't care how many push-ups you can do, put on a helmet, go wait in that fox-hole, we'll tell you when we need you to kill somebody...

You know what I mean? I'm so sick... I've watched these Congressional hearings, and all these military guys, and all the pundits, seriously "oh, the esprit de corps will be affected..."

Excuse me, but aren't y'all hired killers? Shut up! You are thugs, and when we need you to go blow the **** out of a nation of little brown people, we'll let you know."

"Is that a village full of children? Where's the napalm? I don't want any gay people around me when I'm killing kids."

 

Who cares what the bible says?

(besides me)