On September 9th, 2010 US District Judge Virginia Philips ruled that the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" rule the Military has been following was unconstitutional. The intent is to allow gays to openly practice their homosexuality while serving in the military. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was established during the Clinton Administration. It meant when service members joined they would not be asked, or have to lie to get in. Previous to that they were asked.
The military's authority is the Uniform Code of Military Justice or UCMJ. Judge Philips in her ruling stated the current policy is Unconstitutional. However when you become a member of our armed forces you no longer have constitutional rights. You can't say or do what you want. You basically sign away your rights and are under the authority of the UCMJ. The UCMJ forbids sodomy in all circumstances. The UCMJ is, according to the Constitution, controlled by Congress. Therefor a Judge in California has no authority or jurisdiction to overturn a policy governed by the UCMJ. Only Congress has that authority.
The bottom line is Homosexuality is a perverse and selfish lifestyle. Sodomy the activity involved in Homosexuality is an abomination according to the bible, it is illegal in many states, and has been illegal in most developed nations.
In history we see what happens to nations that embrace Sodomy as normal. We have the biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah, we also have the Great Roman Empire, which succumbed to this evil practice and was corrupted from within. It was only a matter of time when the Barbarians were able to destroy it. I believe that the Barbarians were righteously angry at Rome.
The same will happen to our country if we don't turn from this wickedness. We already have Muslim Radicals attacking US Interests around the world. These people despise homosexuality, and view the US as the great Satan. If we don't clean up our act, whose to say they're wrong?
No matter how we feel about same-sex marriage, gays in the military, etc., the exegesis for the 2nd and 3rd chapters of Genesis makes us uncomfortable. Why? Because the deed Adam and Eve did, according to the evidence in the story, was sodomy--the mystery the bishop of Hippo almost solved 1600 years ago. (He thought the sin was penile/vaginal.) For more information google The First Scandal Adam and Eve. Then click, read, and click again.
ReplyDeleteThat's ridiculous. The first sin was disobedience by Adam eating the forbidden fruit, and therefore Adam and Eve were expelled from Eden. Eden represents heaven or paradise, and this story represents obedience to God = rewards, disobedience to God = punishment. Its an Object Lesson for us in our Relationship with God.
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