Numbers Of Chaplains Opposing DADT Repeal On The Increase

From God And Country and Alliance Defense Fund:

Number of Chaplains Opposing DADT Repeal Increases


22 September 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

The Alliance Defense Fund previously wrote a letter to President Obama in which 41 retired Chaplains, speaking freely since they are outside military service, opposed the repeal of the policy known as “Don’t ask, don’t tell” on religious freedom grounds.



Last Friday they added to that number, with 25 new signatories. As noted at the ADF,



The letter states, “By raising homosexual behavior to the same protected class as innate, innocuous characteristics like race and gender, the armed forces will cast the sincerely held religious beliefs of many chaplains and Service members as rank bigotry comparable to racism.”



The release of the letter nearly coincided with the controversial Washington Times article quoting LtGen Thomas Bostick making statements he subsequently denied. However, as noted previously, the position supported by Bostick’s denied statements was defended by homosexual advocates. Thus, homosexual advocates may yet attempt to impose on the military the position that opposition to homosexuality is morally equivalent to racism.



ADF attorney Daniel Blomberg noted the impact of marginalizing legitimate religious beliefs could be significant.



“If this is the military’s new zero-tolerance standard, then not one of these decorated, heroic, and honorable chaplains [who signed the letter] would be able to serve today,” Blomberg said. “The ability of field commanders to operate will be severely constrained if Christian service members are marginalized or even discharged.”