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End of DADT paves way for new discrimination

End of DADT paves way for new discrimination - Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide

End of DADT paves way for new discrimination – Stripes – Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwidehttp://www.stripes.com/end-of-dadt-paves-way-for-new-discrimination-1.155890On Sept. 20, 2011, a date that will live in infamy, the U.S. armed forces were deliberately and successfully attacked by advocates of the scourge of homosexuality. The elimination of the last vestige of moral restraint on sexual perversion in the U.S. military, commonly known as the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, ushers in a new Orwellian era in which the military leadership of our nation will proclaim the unnatural as natural, the unhealthy as healthy and the immoral as moral.

Obama Administration Dishonest, ‘Reckless’ In Rush to Certify DADT Repeal, Conservatives Say

Obama Administration Dishonest, ‘Reckless' In Rush to Certify DADT Repeal, Conservatives Say | CNSnews.com

Obama Administration Dishonest, ‘Reckless’ In Rush to Certify DADT Repeal, Conservatives Say | CNSnews.comhttp://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-administration-dishonest-recklessConservative leaders are calling the Obama administration’s recent moves to enable homosexuals to serve openly in the military both “dishonest” and “reckless.”

The Obama administration announced Friday that it was ready to “certify” the repeal of the 1993 “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” statute, which would allow homosexuals to serve openly in the military 60 days after certification of the repeal.

Robert Knight, senior fellow for the American Civil Rights Union, told CNSNews.com, “I think the word ‘reckless’ best describes the Obama administration’s rush to introduce open homosexuality into the nation’s armed forces.”

“This process has been rife with dishonesty, junk science, media manipulation and contempt for our men and women serving in harm’s way,” said Knight. “The misrepresentation of the personnel survey was a masterpiece of deception.”

DADT Repeal Unfounded, Defies Religious Freedom, ADF Says

DADT Repeal Unfounded, Defies Religious Freedom, ADF Says, Christian Newshttp://www.christianpost.com/news/dadt-repeal-unfounded-defies-religious-freedom-adf-says-52725/
The repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” certified by the Pentagon Friday to allow gays to openly serve in the military, threatens religious freedom of troops and chaplains and appears to be groundless as records supposedly justifying the move remain secret, Christian legal group Alliance Defense Fund said.“Our troops’ religious liberties are in unprecedented jeopardy because the government has caved in to pressure from small groups of activists to impose homosexual and bisexual behavior on our military,” ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Daniel Blomberg said in a statement Friday.

The ADF statement came just after the Obama administration cleared the last hurdle in ending the so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which barred openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service. The ban will end after the 60-day waiting period, on September 20.

Policy repealed

MILITARY | President Obama certifies the end of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ allowing homosexuals to serve openly | Edward Lee Pitts

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama and top military officials late Friday afternoon certified the repeal of the long-standing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The long-expected certification means Obama and his military team believe that military readiness would not be harmed by ending the 18-year-old ban on homosexuals serving openly in the armed forces.

“As commander in chief, I have always been confident that our dedicated men and women in uniform would transition to a new policy in an orderly manner that preserves unit cohesion, recruitment, retention, and military effectiveness,” the president said in a statement.

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Military praises ‘fantastic’ new post-traumatic stress therapy

Military praises 'fantastic' new post-traumatic stress therapy

Military praises ‘fantastic’ new post-traumatic stress therapyhttp://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=319737For the American soldier, it’s become the sneakiest of all sneak attacks to watch out for – the enemy’s final chance to wreak havoc by secretly following the soldier home and attacking him and his loved ones there.Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD – frequently characterized as “bringing the enemy home with you” – has become an epidemic in the U.S. military. But because of a dramatic breakthrough from the grassroots, there is new hope.

The problem is dire. Exacerbated by back-to-back tours of duty in a war environment where enemy combatants are often indistinguishable from civilians and every passing vehicle a potential car bomb, up to 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war vets are currently struggling with PTSD,according to the federal Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Contrary to conscience

WORLD Magazine | Against conscience | Tiffany Owens | Jul 30, 11

WORLD Magazine | Against conscience | Tiffany Owens | Jul 30, 11http://www.worldmag.com/articles/18343Retired Chaplain Douglas Lee, director of the Presbyterian and Reformed Joint Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel, spent 30 years of his life walking among soldiers. He worked as a Protestant chaplain in a highly pluralistic setting, serving alongside Muslim, Buddhist, and Catholic chaplains, all exercising First Amendment freedoms.

As a chaplain he convened Bible studies and prayer meetings and did one-on-one counseling. Now he has a new task: working to protect the freedom that makes a chaplain’s job possible.