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ESSAY 31
THE MILITARY AND HOMOSEXUAL ISSUE
I am a Viet Nam veteran who retired in the Army Reserve
in 1988 with 21 years combined service. As a senior Staff
Chaplain, I have a recommendation concerning homosexuals in
our armed forces.
While stationed at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, it fell
my lot to counsel many people in basic training. Among these
were homosexuals. CID would verify that they were homo-
sexuals, and then they were removed from the military. (Some
normal soldiers claimed to be homosexuals in order to avoid
service in Viet Nam).
My heart went out to these young men, who suffered some
abuse in the Army and unnecessary temptation in an all-male
environment.
I am not a so-called "homophobe," as the following inci-
dent illustrates. One night, an AWOL homosexual soldier
turned himself in to me. I allowed him to sleep at our house
and then brought him back to his company the next day.
Homosexuals did not fit in the military environment then
(1968) and they should not be in the military now.
Homosexuals are bad for the armed forces for at least
twelve reasons:
1. THE PRACTICE OF HOMOSEXUALITY IS MORALLY WRONG. THIS
IS THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC, PROTESTANT, AND JEWISH
STAND.
2. THE PRACTICE OF SODOMY IS ILEGAL IN MANY STATES.
3. THE PRACTICE OF HOMOSEXUALITY IS IRRATIONAL AND
MEDICALLY COUNTERINDICATED. David Reuben, MD, in his
book, EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX,
and renown Psychologist John Drakeford, EdD, in his
book, FORBIDDEN LOVE, present irrefutable evidence.
Drakeford also demonstrates scientifically that homosex-
uals can be cured. Apparently some professionals who do
not know how to treat them say that it is impossible to
cure them. Some professionals redefine the practice of
homosexuality as being normal. This is a copout and it
keeps homosexuals in bondage to a debilitating life-
style. The average lifespan of a homosexual man is 42
years and the average lifespan of a normal man is 75
years.
4. HOMOSEXUALS GRAVITATE TO YOUNGER SEX OBJECTS, THEREBY
MALCONDITIONING A NEW GENERATION AND REPRODUCING THEM-
SELVES PSYCHOLOGICALLY IN OTHERS. Although only about
1.1 percent of our population is homosexual, this per-
centage could quickly rise if lawmakers remove the
restraint on pedophiles and homosexuals. (The former 10
percent American homosexual figure came from faulty
extrapolation).
5. AIDS WAS PRIMARILY SPREAD IN OUR SOCIETY THROUGH MALE
HOMOSEXUALS. THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN IN THE MICROCOSM OF
THE MILITARY. According to the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 250,000 cases of AIDS
were reported through September 1992 and of those,
160,362 have died. The CDC says this is how people
contracted AIDS:
64% Practicing Male Homosexuals (6% inject drugs also)
23% Injecting Drug Users
6% Practicing Heterosexuals
4% Undetermined
2% Blood, Blood Components or Tissue Recipients
1% Hemophiliacs/Those with Coagulation Problems
(cases reported through 1991)
6. THE OURBREAK OF AIDS IN THE MILITARY WOULD OVERWHELM
OUR ALREADY OVERTAXED MEDICAL SERVICES.
7. DEPENDENTS WOULD BE INFECTED. I saw a sad and tragic
example at Fort Riley.
8. THE COST IN MONEY IS PROHIBITIVE. It will cost about
200,000 dollars to treat each AIDS patient, and 3
billion dollars have already been spent in treating AIDS
patients. AIDS patients who medically retire would
further burden our nation's troubled economy.
9. HOMOSEXUALS STILL CAN BE BLACKMAILED AND THUS THEY
BECOME A SECURITY THREAT TO THE NATION.
10. THE ARMED FORCES WOULD BE DEMORALIZED. Some would
resign. Most servicemen and women do not want homosex-
uals serving in the military. NAVY TIMES letters to the
editor were 90 percent AGAINST lifting the ban on
homosexuals in the military. A Gallop poll of retired
officers showed that 83 percent were opposed. THE
MARINE CORPS GAZETTE featured the article, "Disband the
Corps," in which MAJ Art Corbett argued that it would
be better to furl the flags than to dishonor the U S
Marines by lifting the ban.
11. THE SCRIPTURES TEACH THAT THE PRACTICE OF HOMOSEXU-
ALITY IS A SIN. In ancient Israel, the penalty for
sodomy was death:
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a
woman, both of them have committed an abomination:
they shall surely be put to death; their blood
shall be upon them. (Leviticus 20:13).
Likewise, the New Testament declares homosexuality to be
a sin:
For the invisible things of him from the creation
of the world are clearly seen, being understood
by the things that are made, even his eternal
power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified
him not as God, neither were thankful; but became
vain in their imaginations, and their foolish
heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be
wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of
the uncorruptible God into an image made like to
corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted
beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also
gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of
their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies
between themselves: Who changed the truth of God
into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature
more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile
affections: for even their women did change the
natural use into that which is against nature: And
likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of
the woman, burned in their lust one toward another;
men with men working that which is unseemly, and
receiving in themselves that recompence of their
error which was meet. And even as they did not like
to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them
over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which
are not convenient; Being filled with all unright-
eousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate,
deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters
of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents, Without under-
standing, covenantbreakers, without natural affec-
tion, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judg-
ment of God, that they which commit such things
are worthy of death, not only do the same, but
have pleasure in them that do them. (Romans 1:20-
32).
In this passage of scripture, the Apostle Paul is
commenting on a degenerate society. The practicing
homosexuals mentioned here are hardened, sociopathic
people. Paul's intention was to redeem humanity, not
condemn humanity. It is plain that some of Paul's con-
verts had been practicing homosexuals, but were now for-
given and healed:
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit
the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither for-
nicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effem-
inate [male prostitutes], nor abusers of themselves
with mankind [homosexual offenders], Nor thieves,
nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor ex-
tortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And
such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye
are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name
of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
(1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
There is hope for all of us--that is the beauty of the
Gospel.
12. THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE PRACTICE OF SIN IN ANY FORM
ARE NOT CONTENDING WITH PEOPLE, BUT WITH GOD HIMSELF.
For the last thirty years or so, the homosexual press
In America has used techniques similar to what Paul Joseph
Gobbels and Elizabeth Noelle used when they wrote Nazi propa-
ganda for DAS REICH, a popular German newspaper. A lie,
repeated often enough by authoritative figures, will eventu-
ally be believed. Noelle insists that public opinion tends
to conform to the purported majority view. The lie that the
homosexual press began has been taken up by the US media. We
have seen this "bandwagon theory" work here in the US, as
well as in Nazi Germany.
The cumulative effects of the RIF, the closing of bases,
the inclusion of homosexuals, the budget reduction, the al-
leged forsaking of our MIAS, and the problem of our Commander
-in-Chief avoiding serving in the military will adversely
affect our military morale and ESPRIT DE CORPS. It appears
that some are trying to do what the USSR could not do--
destroy our military.
Some say we should follow the example of other nations,
by opening the military to practicing homosexuals. However,
not all nations have opened their armed services to practic-
ing homosexuals. Israel requires homosexuals to undergo
psychological testing. Open homosexuality can "kill careers"
in Germany. "Gay Parisians" can avoid military service in
France. The British will remove from their army those who
come "out of the closet." Australia's recent decision to
lift the ban on homosexuals serving in the military created a
storm of controversy and may be reversed if the opposition
party wins the next election. Australian defense chiefs are
against homosexuals serving in the military.
We did not become the number one military power by being
a follower of PC fads, but by being a leader and acting
according to moral principles!
END