Gays Offended by General Pace's Morality Comment

Gay advocacy groups are demanding an apology from Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after he stated, “I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts”, “I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way”. General Pace was speaking in regards to the military's don't ask, don't tell policy that states gays can serve in the military if they are not open about their sexuality.

Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass, has introduced legislation to ban the policy and allow gays to openly serve in the military.

General Pace should not feel pressured to apologize for his comments. His comments are justified and if gays are offended then obviously they are having personal conflicts with the morality of their sexuality.

If gays are open about their sexuality, I have no doubt that it would undermine the military. It would effect troop morale, recruitment and overall unit cohesion. In the truest goal of the military, units should be well trained fluid fighting machines. How can a soldier meet this goal if he is lying in a ditch with another soldier and having to worry about his sexual orientation instead of focusing on his job. Fighting units are close knit groups. Determining that part of the group is gay and living an immoral lifestyle will lead to a dismantling of trust and the soldier will be singled out for differential treatment. Units having to deal with this will suffer more combat casualties then a traditional cohesive unit.