Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick calls Christian soldiers "bigots."

La Salette Journey ^ | 9/20/2010 | Paul Melanson

[markomalley]

The Washington Times is reporting that Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the Army's deputy chief of staff in charge of personnel matters who spoke about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" before several hundred troops at the European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, said: "Unfortunately, we have a minority of service members who are still racists and bigoted and you will never be able to get rid of all of them...But these people opposing this new policy will need to get with the program, and if they can't, they need to get out. No matter how much training and education of those in opposition, you're always going to have those that oppose this on moral and religious grounds just like you still have racists today." Full article here.

Ironically, General Bostick's commentary reveals that he is guilty of the very charge which he levels against Christians who oppose homosexuality. In Slouching Towards Gomorrah, Robert H. Bork writes, "Moral objection to homosexual practices is not the same thing as animus, unless all disapprovals based on morality are to be disallowed as mere animus. Modern liberalism tends to classify all moral distinctions it does not accept as hateful and invalid. Moral views about sexual practices are particularly suspect.." (p. 113).

As I said in a previous post: "..the same radical homosexual activists who continually cry for more "tolerance" are anything but tolerant. This is a spiritual war. The homosexual movement is not a civil rights movement. It is an attempt at moral revolution. An attempt to change people's view of homosexuality.

Writing in the Chicago Free Press, even homosexual activist Paul Varnell admitted this. He wrote, "The fundamental controverted issue about homosexuality is not discrimination, hate crimes or domestic partnerships, but the morality of homosexuality. Even if gays obtain non-discrimination laws, hate crimes law and domestic partnership benefits, those can do little to counter the underlying moral condemnation which will continue to fester beneath the law and generate hostility, fuel hate crimes, support conversion therapies, encourage gay youth suicide and inhibit the full social acceptance that is our goal. On the other hand, if we convince people that homosexuality is fully moral, then all their inclination to discriminate, engage in gay-bashing or oppose gay marriage disappears. Gay youths and adults could readily accept themselves. So the gay movement, whether we acknowledge it or not, is not a civil rights movement, not even a sexual liberation movement, but a moral revolution aimed at changing people's view of homosexuality." (Paul Varnell, "Defending Our Morality," Chicago Free Press, Aug 16, 2000, See here).

Related reading here.

[markomalley]

Related FR thread here

[dblshot]

Kinda gives a different spin on Rules of Engagement.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

“Unfortunately, we have a minority of service members who are still racists and bigoted and you will never be able to get rid of all of them...But these people opposing this new policy will need to get with the program, and if they can’t, they need to get out. No matter how much training and education of those in opposition, you’re always going to have those that oppose this on moral and religious grounds just like you still have racists today.””

Wow. Moral and religious grounds make one bigotted. Jeez, another affirmative action General looking for a political nest to land in. Maybe the LtGen could demonstrate his superior morals and religion by taking in the ass on stage in front of his troops. Typical sell-out Army crap.

[pallis]

I miss the good ol’ days when we could call perverts perverted and everyone knew it was true. In this upside down circus we’ve created, Christians are the only outcasts.

I also miss the days when military officers were warriors and not social engineers.

Maybe Christians should avoid the military.

[SC Swamp Fox]

It’s a good thing our citizens are well armed, I don’t think we can count on our future Army to protect us if these politically correct Powerpoint commandos succeed.

[bmwcyle]

Lt. Gen A-hole

[hoosierham]

Affirmative action programs only result in unqualified people being awarded jobs where they can then demonstrate their incompetency without fear of being fired.

People like Bostick and the butt-f****** SHOULD be the ones leaving the military.

[GreyFriar]

ping. H’mmm, will this general be counseled like the now retired LTG who is an unabashed Christian was?

[Brad from Tennessee]

The general has risen quickly since Obama took office:

May 09 - Feb 10 Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, United States Army, Washington, DC

Feb 10- Present Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army, Washington, DC

http://www.armyg1.army.mil/dcsg1bio.asp

[T-Bird45]

As a former Army officer, this makes me weep for my country and my Army.

[Armaggedon]

The Obama virus of Islamo-Marxist-Chiago Gangsterism is permeating our national body. People will have to choose between God or Satan. This is good. The line is being drawn on earth.

[Delta 21]

Glad I am not active duty any longer, bump

[massgopguy]

An army purged of Christians might not have a problem purging Christians in general.

[huldah1776]

“a moral revolution aimed at changing people’s view of homosexuality.”

The sexual revolution worked so what’s to stop this? Satan sure knows what he’s doing.

[EternalVigilance]

BUMP.

[Lancey Howard]

This is the problem with affirmative action. You get unqualified morons like this guy.
I figure Bostick must be a McGreevey-style homo, using his family as a front for his “down low” lifestyle.

[Ann Archy]

ANYONE who thinks putting OPEN GAYS in the military is too STUPID to be a leader!! PLUS, they are either GAY OR they have gays in their family!!

[dainbramaged]

This guy is a general? Oh brother...

[Liberty1970]

Thank you for showing us what arrogant, ignorant bigotry looks like, Gen. Bostick. What will you do for an encore?

[combat_boots]

"The line is being drawn on earth."