While I personally think that gay and lesbian people have the same rights as everyone else, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Even if it's not a popular one. General Peter Pace was answering a question about the effectiveness of the militar's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
"I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts," Pace said in the interview. "I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way."
That's just his opinion. He's not a policy maker, so his opinions don't mean squat in that area. People seem to get upset when someone gives an answer they don't want to a question they asked. If you don't want to know the answer or think it may be unpopular, don't ask. We all don't share the same beliefs and live in sunshine rainbow land. Personally, I don't care if gay people want to be in the military. Good for them to help support our nation. If certain people have a problem with it, that's their problem.
Travis
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General Pace is really NOT in trouble. An AOL News poll showed nearly 240,000 votes as of 1:00pm EDT. The margin is two to one in favor of SUPPORT for General Pace's comments regarding gays in the military.
How do you feel about Pace's comments?
Agree 65% (more than 156,000)
Disagree 33%
Not sure 3%
Total Votes: 238,800
I applaud General Peter Pace for taking the correct stand on this matter. His comments are right on target. There is NO REASON for him to apologize to anyone. His personal beliefs are his own and NO ONE need apologize for their personal beliefs. While I agree that he should be loving and respectful in his statements and (more importantly) actions, being forced to accept and celebrate the choice of homosexual behavior is NOT something anyone should be confronted with -- military or civilian.
These gay advocacy groups need to sit down and shut up! There is NOTHING "outrageous" or "insensitive" in what General Pace said in the interview. I listened to part of his comments. He was soft-spoken and respectful, but also firm in his resolve. Pace answered one question with a very straightforward and truthful answer, "The US Military’s mission fundamentally rests on the trust, confidence, cooperation amongst its members, and the homosexual lifestyle does not comport with that kind of trust and confidence and therefore is not supported within the US military. I’ll leave it at that."
Homosexuality *is* an immoral act. It is NOT natural, normal or moral. The lifestyle choice is rife with promiscuity, predatorship and infidelity -- all matters that point to trust, confidence and cooperation. General Pace should be applauded for standing his ground and speaking the truth.
I, personally, plan to be active in the fight against these homosexual advocacy groups as they seek to villainize General Pace. Here's hoping you will join the fight as well. It's high time conservatives (especially Christians) stand up for our beliefs and convictions.
Well that story certainly worked you up into a frenzy. :) Personally, if I'm being shot at, I don't care if the guy next to me shooting back is gay or not. I only care if he can shoot bad guys at reasonable accuracy. While there are people who do have a problem with gay people in the military (you seem to be one of them), the military does teach teamwork with people you don't like, even if they are hetero, homo, or "other". That may not jive with people in the military, but that's not my decision to put gay people in the military or not.
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