u.s. military

Not gay couples or military leaders, but the SBC.

The conflation of Geronimo with bin Laden once again illustrates the failure of the U.S. to consider its own history in fighting insurgent wars.

In the last couple of weeks we have been rocked with scandals rooted in some of the worst offenses imaginable: the profanation of sacred trust placed in the protection of children and the disposition of the military dead.

While I support free speech, the lunatic fringe of Fred Phelps and all too many mainstream believers whose idea of the Bible is limited to particular portions of Leviticus speak all too often. What should we do on this particular Saturday and in the future when Fred Phelps announces he will picket in our neighborhoods? Should we throw glitter on Fred Phelps? Should we stay home? Should we even write articles or comment on the six o’clock news?

When the repeal of DADT was on the table many like John McCain predicted disaster.

Klingenschmitt claims to have exorcised the demon of homosexuality from at least one servicemember.

On December 1, Catholic Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy Broglio contributed an essay to the Washington Post’s “On Faith” opposing the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell; the Clinton-era policy that prevents LGBT persons from serving openly in the military. He quotes at length from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, compares homosexuality to alcoholism, and makes the unconvincing, dishonest claim that lifting the ban would infringe upon the religious liberty of Catholic chaplains by forcing them to bless same-gender marriages. But the military is not the Catholic Church.

As Congress holds hearings on overturning the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, the Family Research Council hosted a live webcast.

What goes on between some people’s ears is greasier than a Thanksgiving turkey dipped in used motor oil.

The Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins has a new scare tactic to defend Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.