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	<title>Comments on: Tension mounts as Senate prepares &#8216;Don&#8217;t Ask&#8217; debate</title>
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		<title>By: Sleeping Giant</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sleeping Giant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s past time to stop the government sanctioned discrimination in the military. Mike Queen would have you believe it&#039;s a social experiment. If equality is an experiment then I&#039;m a republican. He equates  being gay with perversion. Clearly he is an outsider on this issue and should just keep his opinions to himself since he&#039;s so biased against gays. Apparently he dislikes what he doesn&#039;t approve of. Well that&#039;s just tough buddy. So goes life. If you&#039;ve ever faced discrimination your opinion might carry more weight but it simply carries no credibility. You&#039;re just a bigot that quotes the bible because it&#039;s a book you&#039;ve interpreted to read as homophobic. It isn&#039;t a source to cite when you need homophobic resources. Sorry you&#039;re clueless and you can&#039;t cite modern literature to support your biased view. Equality will never be wrong. Gay men and women deserve to recognized for their ability to serve their country openly without fear of retribution from the military or their leadership. There&#039;s no reason to continue to allow this institutional discrimination to exist in America. It&#039;s the only institution that is so archaic that it hosts such bigotry. To repeal DADT is the right thing to do and certainly not an OUTRAGE as Mr. Queen suggests. The gay agenda is always about bringing about equal rights for gays and lesbians no matter where it exists. Mr. Queens supposition that the open participation of the gay /lesbian community will jeopardize the nations security is nothing more than a cheap scare tactic reminiscent of the days of McCarthyism. It&#039;s time to apply  the equal rights amendment to the U.S. military. Overlooking this grievous mistake has been a travesty to too many hard working trustworthy Americans.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s past time to stop the government sanctioned discrimination in the military. Mike Queen would have you believe it&#8217;s a social experiment. If equality is an experiment then I&#8217;m a republican. He equates  being gay with perversion. Clearly he is an outsider on this issue and should just keep his opinions to himself since he&#8217;s so biased against gays. Apparently he dislikes what he doesn&#8217;t approve of. Well that&#8217;s just tough buddy. So goes life. If you&#8217;ve ever faced discrimination your opinion might carry more weight but it simply carries no credibility. You&#8217;re just a bigot that quotes the bible because it&#8217;s a book you&#8217;ve interpreted to read as homophobic. It isn&#8217;t a source to cite when you need homophobic resources. Sorry you&#8217;re clueless and you can&#8217;t cite modern literature to support your biased view. Equality will never be wrong. Gay men and women deserve to recognized for their ability to serve their country openly without fear of retribution from the military or their leadership. There&#8217;s no reason to continue to allow this institutional discrimination to exist in America. It&#8217;s the only institution that is so archaic that it hosts such bigotry. To repeal DADT is the right thing to do and certainly not an OUTRAGE as Mr. Queen suggests. The gay agenda is always about bringing about equal rights for gays and lesbians no matter where it exists. Mr. Queens supposition that the open participation of the gay /lesbian community will jeopardize the nations security is nothing more than a cheap scare tactic reminiscent of the days of McCarthyism. It&#8217;s time to apply  the equal rights amendment to the U.S. military. Overlooking this grievous mistake has been a travesty to too many hard working trustworthy Americans.</p>
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		<title>By: mike queen</title>
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		<dc:creator>mike queen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social engineering has no place in America’s Military,

    Why is repealing “Don’t ask Don’t tell” so important to the President and the Democrats in a time when America is in a deep recession, crises in the Gulf and fighting two wars? Why won’t they wait to vote until after the Military completes it’s survey? It makes absolutely no sense at all!  To understand what it’s about, it is important to identify the source. The Military did not initiate this effort to allow homosexuals to openly serve. It has come from the radical gay agenda, the President and Democratic leaders who have put special interests above America’s best interests. Our Military is the best and most successful in the world because it has high standards and high moral codes. These codes have produced and preserved America’s freedom and security for over two hundred years. Now is not the time to bow to the self-centered demands of those who despise the virtues that have made and keep the U. S. Military the strongest and most respected in the world.
    If this moral code is repealed, it will cause dramatic changes that will have serious consequences on our young Sons and Daughters who may want to serve their country. Parents do you want your Son or Daughter being forced to sleep next to and shower with other men or women who are attracted to them sexually? Is this something that will improve or harm morale? Parents do you want your Son or Daughter being ushered into gay sensitivity indoctrination classes with orders to forget what their parents, their church and their Bible declares as highly immoral and dishonorable behavior. Make no mistake, it will happen! If the military does not expect men and women to share intimate private quarters, then why should straight soldiers be expected to do the same with homosexuals? Will Christian Chaplains be forced to endorse gay unions and perform so called gay marriages? Surely, gay officers and gay soldiers clubs will emerge across America’s Military Bases. Gay and lesbian soldiers will be free to publicly display affection one for another, transgender soldiers will occupy the rank and file as well. This will cause our Military’s readiness, morale and recruitment/re-enlistment levels to decline. I know I would strongly appose any of my children from enlisting if this change is enacted.
     I believe it was a shame and a reproach on this nation for our President to declare that he wants perversion to be embraced and endorsed by our Military. We are supposed to be “One Nation Under God” not one nation opposed to God! God will not be mocked. His Word is very clear and concise on the issue of perversion. (Romans 1:24-32)  If this repeal is allowed to go through it will be like opening Pandora’s box, energizing the gay agenda like never before.  How much longer afterward until our schools and churches are besieged under the same kind of government forced social engineering?
    This repeal is an “OUTRAGE” that has nothing to do with strengthening our Military. It has everything to do with promoting the gay agenda and attacking the traditional Judeo – Christian ethic that this nation was founded upon. It is very sad that our President and National Leaders are willing to jeopardize the security of our Military, and of America just to patronize a small special interest voting block.


                                                                             Mike Queen,]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Social engineering has no place in America’s Military,</p>
<p>    Why is repealing “Don’t ask Don’t tell” so important to the President and the Democrats in a time when America is in a deep recession, crises in the Gulf and fighting two wars? Why won’t they wait to vote until after the Military completes it’s survey? It makes absolutely no sense at all!  To understand what it’s about, it is important to identify the source. The Military did not initiate this effort to allow homosexuals to openly serve. It has come from the radical gay agenda, the President and Democratic leaders who have put special interests above America’s best interests. Our Military is the best and most successful in the world because it has high standards and high moral codes. These codes have produced and preserved America’s freedom and security for over two hundred years. Now is not the time to bow to the self-centered demands of those who despise the virtues that have made and keep the U. S. Military the strongest and most respected in the world.<br />
    If this moral code is repealed, it will cause dramatic changes that will have serious consequences on our young Sons and Daughters who may want to serve their country. Parents do you want your Son or Daughter being forced to sleep next to and shower with other men or women who are attracted to them sexually? Is this something that will improve or harm morale? Parents do you want your Son or Daughter being ushered into gay sensitivity indoctrination classes with orders to forget what their parents, their church and their Bible declares as highly immoral and dishonorable behavior. Make no mistake, it will happen! If the military does not expect men and women to share intimate private quarters, then why should straight soldiers be expected to do the same with homosexuals? Will Christian Chaplains be forced to endorse gay unions and perform so called gay marriages? Surely, gay officers and gay soldiers clubs will emerge across America’s Military Bases. Gay and lesbian soldiers will be free to publicly display affection one for another, transgender soldiers will occupy the rank and file as well. This will cause our Military’s readiness, morale and recruitment/re-enlistment levels to decline. I know I would strongly appose any of my children from enlisting if this change is enacted.<br />
     I believe it was a shame and a reproach on this nation for our President to declare that he wants perversion to be embraced and endorsed by our Military. We are supposed to be “One Nation Under God” not one nation opposed to God! God will not be mocked. His Word is very clear and concise on the issue of perversion. (Romans 1:24-32)  If this repeal is allowed to go through it will be like opening Pandora’s box, energizing the gay agenda like never before.  How much longer afterward until our schools and churches are besieged under the same kind of government forced social engineering?<br />
    This repeal is an “OUTRAGE” that has nothing to do with strengthening our Military. It has everything to do with promoting the gay agenda and attacking the traditional Judeo – Christian ethic that this nation was founded upon. It is very sad that our President and National Leaders are willing to jeopardize the security of our Military, and of America just to patronize a small special interest voting block.</p>
<p>                                                                             Mike Queen,</p>
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