Tag Archives: don’t ask don’t tell

DADT Meltdown Watch: Baptist Ethicist Richard Land Warns of God’s Judgment on America

The religious right’s meltdown over the end of DADT continues apace. Here’s what “Baptist ethicist” Richard Land recently wrote to President Obama concerning the consequences of DADT repeal: [H]omosexual behavior cannot be normalized without rejecting God’s moral standards (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; … Continue reading

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The Human Toll

A news article in the Los Angeles Times this morning cited a statistic that startled me. I had no idea that this many service members have been dismissed from the armed services in the United States, since the early 1990s, as a result … Continue reading

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The “It Gets Better Project” at YouTube

What would your older self say to your younger self, if you could? That’s the premise behind the It Gets Better Project: older gays and lesbians attempt to persuade gay and lesbian teens contemplating suicide to refrain and look with … Continue reading

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A Bit of Spontaneous Activism for Repealing the American Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy

And the senator responds: Know hope.

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234-194

The House of Representatives voted 234-194 yesterday to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” And how many Republicans voted for the repeal? Just 5. Five. Pathetic. One of them was Ron Paul.

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Countries that ban gays in the military

The United States is about to be removed from this ignominious group. Thank goodness Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008.

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A nice example of reductio ad absurdum argumentation

And accompanied by a cute little hamster. Aawwww.

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: What’s President Barack Obama Waiting For?

This today in Time magazine: [A] new Gallup poll finds that most conservatives — 58% — now support openly gay people serving in uniform (nationally, 69% support the change; when Clinton assumed office, a Gallup poll found 53% of those polled … Continue reading

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“I am gay”: West Point Graduate, Lt. Dan Choi, Comes Out as Gay, and Is Kicked Out of Barack Obama’s Military!

Where is President Obama on this? According to Rachel Maddow today, Lt. Dan Choi recently received a dismissal letter from the military for coming out as gay. Here’s a segment from Maddow’s show in which Choi publicly declared his sexual orientation: Kicking … Continue reading

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