Quick Shot: Gays in the Military threaten Religious Civil Rights? PUH-LEASE!

Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council claims that allowing gays to serve openly in the military will violate an individual's right to religious freedom.  He makes the case that people who are against homosexuality on the basis of their religious views will be cast out, and that chaplains will no longer be able to council homosexuals to leave the "lifestyle."

My first thought was about all the other morality issues perpetuated in the military.  I grew up in a military town, so I know first hand what the military men and women do in their free time.  Two girls I went to high school with were impregnated by Marines, one of them when she was in middle school.  Three girls I graduated with (out of a class of 100) became strippers.  There are more strip clubs in Jacksonville than the law should allow.

Pre-marital sex is the rule rather than the exception.  Alcoholism is almost encouraged by the military culture.  Marines (God Bless 'em) are often hyper-sexed, ultra-violent, and drunk.  Again, I'm not saying every member of our military is guilty of this behavior, but as someone who still lives close to a military town, I can tell you that this is pretty average behavior for most of our boys and girls in uniform.

On the darker side of military culture is the prevalence of sexual assault.  A disproportionately high number of female members have been the victims of rape or molestation by their male counterparts.  Surely this isn't condoned by the Bible.  Furthermore, the incidence of domestic violence is much higher in military towns than elsewhere.  The stresses of the job, coupled with long deployments and a high incidence of adultery lead to violent conflict.  And you know what else it leads to?  Divorce.  Yet another thing that isn't condoned by the Bible.

Of course, you don't hear the Family Research Council bitching about that.  No, they're bitching about how allowing gays to serve openly will suddenly infringe on the rights of homophobes, no matter what "rights" they hide behind to justify their homophobic behavior.

And you know what else they're warning us about?  Homosexual rape.  That's right, they believe that allowing gays to serve openly will lead to a significant rise in man on man rape.  Once again, it's the case of a bunch of straight men assuming that gay men are clamoring to violate their buttholes.  Every homophobe I've ever met is convinced that every gay man they come into contact with wants to rape them.  In their dreams maybe!  I'm reminded of a study from 1996 published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology which found that the more homophobic a man was, the more likely he was to be aroused by explicit images of gay sex.  Of course, the gay bashers didn't admit to it...but their bodies did.  See the full pdf of the peer reviewed journal article here:  "Is Homophobia Associated with Homosexual Arousal?"

Apparently, they tested homophobic men and non-homophobic men by attaching a measuring apparatus to their genitals and then exposed them to heterosexual pornography, lesbian pornography, and gay male pornography.  Both groups showed arousal for the heterosexual and lesbian pornography.  However, only one group showed signs of arousal for the homosexual male pornography...the homophobes.

So there's one only question left to ponder: When is Tony Perkins coming out of the closet?  Tony, if you can read this, just know that gays and their allies would be thrilled that you were finally living your life how you wish.  I promise, we'll be gentle.