Tag Archives: military

DADT, BDUs, and freedom

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Shocking news: The military forces its members to break the laws laid down in the Bible! It’s explicitly required in military regulations! They are not allowed to use their First Amendment rights to refuse to participate in these abominable practices! … Continue reading →

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Conscientious objectors and medical care

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

In my last post, I explained why people who purport to object to abortion on moral grounds are being hypocrites by trying to legislatively restrict women’s health care choices, especially through control of funding. I compared opposition to abortion to … Continue reading →

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Resisting government funding of abortion: a comparison

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

Bottom line up front: People opposed to abortion have a perfect example of how to resist what they perceive as government funding of an immoral action: the movement to resist paying taxes that support war. If people opposed to abortion … Continue reading →

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Conservative says gender essentialism explains military sexual assaults?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

From Right Wing Watch‘s current reporting on the CPAC, including comments made during a panel discussion by Elaine Donnelly: One of Donnelly’s main arguments did not seem exactly respectful of our armed forces: she said repeatedly that servicemembers can’t be … Continue reading →

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When they pray for Christian leadership, is this what they mean?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

A Navy officer, Captain Honors, has been relieved of command over inappropriate videos that he created and broadcast to subordinates some years ago. But now the investigation has expanded to include what his commanding officers, including the captain of the … Continue reading →

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Concentration and combat

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

As we come down to the wire on possible DADT repeal, the commandant of the Marine Corps has reportedly said that the “distraction” of gays in combat could cause troops to die or be maimed. If you are so distracted … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Tolerance

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

I have to say that I was very impressed with how my husband’s office handled their holiday party on Friday. Family members were invited, they had a big potluck, and a charity raffle to benefit the Wounded Warrior program. The … Continue reading →

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News flash: Ending DADT will be a non-event

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Fox News uses “Fair and Balanced” as its tagline. What Fox really means by that is “Since all the media except us have a liberal bias, we need to be extremely conservative in order to balance them out. It’s only … Continue reading →

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Suggestion to bigots in hole: stop digging

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

The person who runs the National Organization For Marriage has said on Facebook that homosexuality should still be considered a mental disorder because mental disorders are defined by the American Psychological Association as “impairment of of an individual’s normal cognitive, … Continue reading →

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More on “feminizing” the Medal of Honor

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Bryan Fischer has a second post up about the controversy that’s resulted from him saying we’ve feminized the Medal of Honor. He protests that he didn’t mean we should stop giving the Medal of Honor to soldiers who save comrades; … Continue reading →

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