Our military faces the threat of compromised security, increased friction in personal and professional relationships, and poor discipline. This threat looms not from the figure of an enemy in a foreign nation, but its shadow is cast by some of our country’s own citizens. This threat comes from the possible legal authorization and permissiveness of homosexual activity within the ranks. Some within our nation would prefer to accommodate the immoral and indecent actions of a few to the detriment of our servicemembers and the safety of our citizenry.
Homosexual conduct contradicts the laws of nature and of nature’s God. It, like other aberrant forms of sexuality, condones unbridled passions that lead to mistrust, failed relationships, the spread of disease, lack of discipline, and other irresponsible personal behavior. Men can only thrive under liberty ordered by moral law. The moral law of Western civilization clearly tells us that sexual immorality is offensive to God, to our fellow man, and repugnant to the survival of our culture.
Before we lay aside the longstanding laws and policies of our nation, we should take a long, hard look at the reasons that such laws and policies were codified. Every culture known to man has affirmed the intrinsic value of sex within heterosexual marriage. In fact, history has proven, time and again, that a society that approves of immorality and sexual permissiveness is doomed to failure—perhaps slow and treacherous failure, but failure to be sure.
At this moment, leaders in the White House, the United States Congress, and the military are considering repealing the law that prohibits homosexual conduct in our military. We face one of the most critical decisions affecting the good order and discipline of our nation’s military and its military readiness. Will our elected and appointed officials make the right decision? I encourage all citizens of the United States to contact their Congressional representatives and other government leaders about this matter. We cannot afford to have a military in which discipline and national security are compromised by authorized homosexual activity.
[The views expressed herein are my own and are not those of the Department of Defense.]
