A military watchdog says chaplains would be put in an untenable position if liberals in Congress are able to repeal the law that strictly prohibits homosexuals from serving in the military.
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (D-California) has made it clear she wants to repeal the 1993 statute, known as Section 654, Title 10, which bans homosexuals from military service. Recently a Military Times survey of active duty personnel found that 10 percent of respondents said they would leave the military and an additional 14 percent said they would consider ending their careers if the homosexual ban is repealed. Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness believes that would be particularly devastating to the chaplain corps of the various military branches. "Military chaplains, for the most part, do not favor homosexuality or do not consider it to be a normal alternative lifestyle," she notes. "If their beliefs are running contrary to the new zero-tolerance policy, that would pretty well destroy the chaplain corps in the military in only a few years because their promotions would be denied. They could be subjected to other forms of discipline." The chaplain corps, according to Donnelly, would be relegated to a certain type of individual. "Would we only be able to have chaplains who are completely enthusiastic about the new policy -- forced co-habitation with homosexuals regardless of the impact on discipline, regardless of the effect on recruiting-retention?" she wonders. "See what a dilemma we are creating here? None of this is necessary." Donnelly encourages concerned citizens to contact their members of Congress and urge them to oppose Tauscher's efforts to repeal the homosexual ban in the military.
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