HORRAY, the repeal of Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell passed. I knew that eventually we would do the right thing. When I was in college and for years after I would argue with my pastors and evangelical friends that the church was on the losing side of this issue. I even wrote "WORD" studies to show where the Bible stood (never stood) on the issue. I backed off after a couple of decades after having my motives questioned and having my name put on prayer lists. My motive is surely to do the right thing as a Christian heterosexual male (I assure you, I am 100% hetero-male... well, I could be a 100% lesbian trapped in a male body...I need to ponder that one). Still, I find, "real Christians" think me queer in begging tolerance (I'm still pushing for a more accepting view of "marriage" by the church).
I don't know why I bother. I even joined "the church" (became a Presbyterian ruling elder in 1979) to make a difference only to find I made little difference in the sacred mindset of clergy or pew-sitters. I have, in the past few years, renounced/rejected/denounced the "church" for their hypocrisy, scripture-ignorance, and intolerance.
Still, I'm curious about the future of our military. Will our brave soldiers miss the showers with all the other brave heterosexual penises about them being lathered and scrubbed, lathered and scrubbed? Will they dare glance at another's floppy member for fear of being accused of appreciating that bit of God's creation perhaps more than the chaplain or Rear Admiral thinks is appropriate. Speaking of Rear Admirals, who came up with that title? Should Rear Admirals be making DADT-type decisions? Does DADT mean we will do away with Rear Admirals or will we have more of them? My head hurts. NO, not that head... don't be vulgar.
