Nobody’s There…

I’ve always thought that the loudest Christians are usually nattering on about things for their own financial benifit rather than concern with spiritual matters. “Make a Mint Ministries.” Now we have proof of one… or at least one that it bases its website on a financial frame.  Janet Folger of Faith2action on WorldNewsNet blogs on and on about her willingness to go to prison for her beliefs. The article is written with that desperateness for a jolt of righteousness, so much so that it twists an interpretation from the law like a hobo squeezing Sterno through a sock for a quick cheap drink.   Are you ready? Here we go!

The Ku Klux Klan can march. The Nazis can hand out brochures. Skinheads can do whatever it is that Skinheads do. But in the state of Colorado, the only group who is NOT allowed to be heard is … the Christians. They’re the ones who disagree with same-sex marriage, cohabitation, and believe the biblical view that homosexuality is a sin. But if they voice that objection from now on, it had better be inside the four walls of a church. If not, they’ll be staring at the four walls of a prison cell … for up to a year.

… quite incorrect!   Then I notice that instead of offering connections to other blog entries that may be of interest the postcript is :-

“Special offer? Point proven?   

As a response to the statement released yesterday by The Palm Center, University of California, Santa Barbara here is my military story.

I’d been asked to do some psych training with the British army in Germany during one of the 80’s crises. Naturally I was asked to dine by one of the senior British officers and a very good dinner party it was too.

One of the women there, a serving officer, was married to a guy who was an actor.

Here is a “remembered” conversation that took place.

American General: I don’t know how you actors manage to remember all those lines. I can’t even recall the names of the men under me and get really embarrassed.

British Actor: Just do what we do in the theatre. Call everyone ”Darling”

Thnk you to the 52 retired U.S. Generals and Admirals who signed the following statement:-

We respectfully urge Congress to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Those of us signing this letter have dedicated our lives to defending the rights of our citizens to believe whatever they wish. As General Colin Powell, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said when the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was enacted, it is not the place of the military or those in senior leadership to make moral judgments.

Scholarly data shows there are approximately one million gay and lesbian veterans in the United States today, as well as 65,000 gays and lesbians currently serving in our armed forces. They have served our nation honorably.

We support the recent comments of another former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General John Shalikashvili, who has concluded that repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy would not harm, and would indeed help our armed forces. As is the case in Britain, Israel, and other nations which allow gays and lesbians to serve openly, our service members are professionals who are able to work together effectively despite differences in race, gender, religion, and sexuality. Such collaboration reflects the strength and the best traditions of our democracy.

They are:-

Former Secretary of the Army Clifford Alexander, (ret.)
Lieutenant General Jerry Hilmes, USA (ret.)
Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy, USA (ret.)
Lieutenant General Donald Kerrick, USA (ret.)
Vice Admiral Harold Koenig, USN (ret.) 
Vice Admiral James Zimble, USN (ret.)
Major General Les Burger, USA (ret.)
Major General Alex Burgin, USANG (ret.) 
Major General Rosetta Burke, AUS (ret.) 
Major General Michael Conrad, USA (ret.) 
Major General James Delk, USA (ret.) 
Major General Jack Farris, USAF (ret.) 
Major General Fred Forster, USANG (ret.) 
Major General Robert Gamrath, AUS (ret.) 
Major General David Hale, USA (ret.)
Major General Randy Jayne, USANG (ret.) 
Major General Lawrence Johnson, USA (ret.) 
Major General Dennis Laich, USA (ret.) 
Major General Dennis Malcor, USA (ret.)
Major General Michael Scotti, USA (ret.)* 
Major General Alan Salisbury, USA (ret.) 
Major General Harry Sieben, USANG (ret.) 
Major General Charles Starr Jr., USA (ret.)
Brigadier General John C. Adams, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General Clara Adams-Ender, USA (ret.) 
Brigadier General John “Joe” Allen, USAF (ret.) 
Brigadier General Patricia Anderson, AUS (ret.) 
Brigadier General Dale Barber, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General George Baxter, USA (ret.) 
Brigadier General Robert Baxter, USAF (ret.)
Brigadier General Harold Bowman, USANG (ret.) 
Brigadier General Douglas Bradley, USA (ret.) 
Brigadier General Jack Capps, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General Richard Carter, AUS (ret.) 
Brigadier General Steve Chapplis, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General BG David Cole, USA (ret.) 
Brigadier General William Colvin, USANG (ret.) 
Brigadier General Joseph Cutrona, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General Tom Daniels, USAF (ret.)
Brigadier General Evelyn Foote, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General Robert Giffen, USAF (ret.) 
Brigadier General Bob Hardy, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General Edwin Heffelfinger, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General J.D Johnson, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General James Martin, USAF (ret.) 
Brigadier General Phil Peay, USANG (ret.)
Brigadier General Robert Poirot, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General Philip Pushkin, USANG (ret.)
Brigadier General Virgil Richard, USA (ret.)
Brigadier General Donald Schenk, USA (ret.) 
Brigadier General Daniel Wardrop, USA (ret.)
Rear Admiral Robert Krasner, USN (ret.) 
Rear Admiral Charles Rauch, USN (ret.)

*General Scotti passed away in September, 2007. His widow asked that his name remain on this statement.
**Rear Admiral William Retz was incorrectly listed as a signatory on a previous version of this statement.