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The Southern Baptists may have become unacceptably liberal in some matters of Bible interpretation, even backpedaling from their original stance on Biblically correct labor relations. Yet even they have to draw the line somewhere, and now they are valiantly fighting to keep queers out of the military unless said queers are also willing to be lying hypocrites.
From The Washington False Christian Compost:
Homers and homeresses should not get away with demanding the special privilege of serving in the military, especially if it interferes with Christians' basic human right to have everything done our way on the taxpayers' dime.
From The Washington False Christian Compost:
Southern Baptists Convention fighting 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
In many religious circles, the repeal of a military ban on openly gay members is considered practically a done deal. But Southern Baptists, who have many more active-duty military chaplains than any other denomination, are not letting this go through without a fight.
The Southern Baptist Convention is battling the expected repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" on a number of fronts: Its agencies are contacting members of Congress and the Pentagon; retired chaplains are sending letters to President Obama; and a resolution adopted at the denomination's annual meeting in Orlando this week condemns allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
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"For instance, a chaplain could be told there are certain passages of the Scripture that you shouldn't preach from," said the Rev. David Mullis, the Southern Baptists' military chaplaincy coordinator. "If there was a prohibition about certain kinds of literature that did not espouse homosexuality, I can see the Bible being banned in the military."
In many religious circles, the repeal of a military ban on openly gay members is considered practically a done deal. But Southern Baptists, who have many more active-duty military chaplains than any other denomination, are not letting this go through without a fight.
The Southern Baptist Convention is battling the expected repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" on a number of fronts: Its agencies are contacting members of Congress and the Pentagon; retired chaplains are sending letters to President Obama; and a resolution adopted at the denomination's annual meeting in Orlando this week condemns allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
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"For instance, a chaplain could be told there are certain passages of the Scripture that you shouldn't preach from," said the Rev. David Mullis, the Southern Baptists' military chaplaincy coordinator. "If there was a prohibition about certain kinds of literature that did not espouse homosexuality, I can see the Bible being banned in the military."
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