How would you like to be a gay soldier risking your life in Iraq and hear this?

Question

Gen. Pace calls homosexuality immoral

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday he considers homosexuality to be immoral and the military should not condone it by allowing gay personnel to serve openly, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Marine Gen. Peter Pace likened homosexuality to adultery, which he said was also immoral, the newspaper reported on its Web site.

"I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way," Pace told the newspaper in a wide-ranging interview.

Pace, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, said he based his views on his upbringing...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070313/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_gays

Does this man know that the first casualty in Iraq was a gay Marine? He lost his leg.

Answer 1

As we all know and agree on-we are entitled to our opinion but to call a class of people, on national news immoral, that were born the way they are goes way beyond reason.
That's like saying: Everyone born blind or deaf have no right to live. Stupid! Just plain stupid.
In this day and age in this country, with all the education we can aquire, world travel, luxuries, etc. you'd think we would be a leader in any and aspects of life-but no. We can't even get our act together to save the very earth we live on.
If every American stepped up to the plate and said enough is enough, lets get this country into the 21st century then it would happen, but that will never happen either.
Remember Rome?

Answer 2

Personally I could careless about gays being in the military. I believe the General is entitled to his opinion. It's obvious that he comes from Christian upbringing, but for those who have served in the military like myself. Many of the laws in the UCMJ are based from a Christian standpoint. It even tells you how you can't have sex.

And for those who aren't paying attention, he also mentions that adultery shouldn't be tolerated also. I know while my father served in the military, soldiers would be dropped by 3 or 4 pay grades due to cheating on their spouse, because it was consider immoral. The same thing happens today, just not as much as it use to.

Next they'll tell you that you can't watch porn or participate in premartial sex. Our country wants the military to portray an unrealistic view of our soldiers.

Answer 3

I agree. He's a jerk. There was no reason for him to make those comments. I think he doth protest too much. He's probably a paranoid closet queen. Why doesn't he and his female counterpart Ann Coultergeist go suck each other's stinky azzes? If gay people shouldn't be allowed in the military then why should they have to pay taxes to support the military and the war? Let's give gay people a tax break.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I am heterosexual, but I have a problem with this article as well. If you want to serve our country you should be welcomed and respected. However, I think military service should be like a civilian workplace with professionalism. I don't think sexuality of any kind has a place at work(in most jobs)straight or gay. After hours, hey, do your thing, whatever that may be.

Answer 6

People have confused 1st amendment rights with Hate Speech.

Such Hate Speech is NOT covered by the Constitution since its only intent is to harm people. It has been proved to foment anti-LGBT violence.

He can have all the opinions and hatred he wants.
When he makes them public, in an official capacity, then it is hate speech.

He should be fired immediately. CEOs have been fired for much less.

Just replace his remarks about LGBT people with "blacks" or "Jews" and you will see how discriminatory and unacceptable they are.

I'm sorry, but learning hatred and bigotry has never been, and will never be, a job skill needed for defending our country well.

Answer 7

I wouldn't like to be a gay soldier in Afghanistan anyway. The opinions of the chairman of the joint chiefs would be the least of my worries.

Answer 8

my father was/is a proud Military man for 24 years, he retired from the Army in 2003. I was told by my father gay men are not allowed in the military, but he said they cant ask you if you are gay and you can not tell people if you are gay in the military. Kind of like, don't ask, don't tell policy.

How do you know the first casualty in Iraq was gay? Did they announce his sexuality all over the news? If so, they did wrong, it was no ones business but his own.

Answer 9

I find it odd that this is newsworthy. A General publicly states a position with which roughly half the U.S population agrees. Is any gay or straight person shocked by this? It's okay to call people who agree with Pace homophobes and bigots, but not okay to call homosexuality immoral? Methinks that people believe they have a right to live life without being offended by someone else or without having to grapple with differing views.

Answer 10

Until DADT is set up in such a fashion that it also requires that military personnel engaged in adultery are dismissed from the military, his statement is nothing but a statement of personal bigotry.