General Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportedly said that he considers homosexuality immoral, akin to adultery.
God love the moralists of the world, because they're gonna need it.
First, let's put this dude in perspective. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is considered the highest ranking military officer in the U.S. Very prestigious. But he doesn't, nor do any of the other chiefs, lead the military or combatants in war. He advises the president, no small thing, but think of him more of a really huge balloon filled with hot gas.
Homosexuality is akin to adultery, is it?
I'm not sure when the moralistic world is going to just accept the fact that some people are gay. It has nothing to do with morals or choice. It just is. General Pace, I'm assuming, is sexually attracted to women. Others are attracted to their same sex. What's so hard to understand?
I'm not a bible thumper, but I have read a bit of it, and I do think it's a wonderful book. There's a story in it about Jesus coming along a crowd of people who are going to stone a woman for being immoral. Who knows what that meant 2,000 years ago. We assume she used what she has between her legs for pleasure. Jesus told them, sure, knock yourself out, if any one of you is without sin, let it fly. And not one person was able to. For once, some moralists did some soul-searching and saw the hyposcrisy of their actions. Or at least that's the way the bible tells it. When it comes to good endings, all of the stories about Jesus are like that.
But this isn't the bible and none of us are Jesus.
If you can't tell, I'm running out of patience with all the moralists in the world. Because the simple truth is moralists are human, too. And because they are human moralists always, always fall because just like gay people are attracted to their same sex, humans fall. Simple logic. You can take that to the bank.
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