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Arti Cle the associated press Pace criticized for calling Gay sex immoral March the critics cried Why is this not a reason Pace serves our coun try to be Able to speak his mind the left and homosexual activists say they want Freedom and Liberty for All but they always leave out those who disagree with them Many including myself agree with paces opinion and i agree that allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the Mili tary would be a grave mistake it is my Freedom to believe this disagree with me Fine but dont Label me a bigot or outrageous simply because i do not agree with you quit changing the discus Sion from the merits of such opinions and instead focusing on name calling and like a child demanding apologies chaplain capt Erik Gramling Heidelberg Germany general shows his courage general Pace i stand and Salute you i respect your courage to stand up and defend your moral views a constitutional right Many have died defending i agree with you god made Adam and eve not Adam and Steve if two men or women could conceive children then Why did god create both genders America the most powerful and free nation in the world was founded on morality god and Freedom Many Ameri cans have Given their lives for what America stands for now our politicians so fear loss of votes and monetary gain from such immoral groups that they turn their backs on what we have stood for for so Long where is America headed its of to Burn the Flag no prayers in Public schools talk of removing in god we Trust from our currency i believe in and practice the right for everyone to engage in Freedom of speech to choose their sexuality and religion and to have tolerance As Long As they dont push it on me however when Citi Zens lose their right to oppose what they believe is immoral character then the Constitution of the United states is just a piece of paper yes we can tolerate those who believe differently than the majority but we dont have to belittle our Laws to appease them sgt 1st class retired Kenneth a Cox Stuttgart Germany views on Gay sex Are flawed Gen Peter paces logic in his comment Tell us you think stripes welcomes Yew comments on editorials and Abii Ronns that published in Trie newspaper and values Tetteris on tops of Imper Fence in thrives of our readers a tiers Mast fee sized and Roost include the writers address or base and Telep Lione number Rease limit All letters to 3qo we Reserve the right to edit ten Jyh taste and clarify Send your letters to us mail International mail fielder Soonim stars and stripes stars and stripes 7r2347 Flop Pong Init 45002 off Latosky apqat963375qq2 1060032 v via fax from Japan in 8334088936 m6 88936 via front tit Eide country 81j 33 9sn 2293211 that homosexuality is immoral and comparable to adultery is completely flawed in today moral environment understandably adultery is a punishable of sense in the uniform code of military Justice because it can undermine a units morale when members Are sleeping with one another spouses behind their backs homosexual acts Are also a Viola Tion of the Ucma and i can understand that when it was written How an open homosexual in a unit might also disturb morale but in 2007 the us military is the last government institution to openly discriminate against homosexuals minus the Gay marriage homosexuality is being accepted More and More by the american Public and the military is Way behind the Power curve i think military members who Are somehow offended by the fact that some people Are Gay and serving alongside them should get Over themselves i believe the majority of ser Vic members Are More than professional enough to easily work and fight Side by Side with homosexuals homosexual members of the military Are some of the bravest we have because they knowingly volunteered to serve an institution that openly discriminates against them Congress should feel obligated to Honor them by legalizing their ability to serve honestly Pace thinks homosexuality is immoral i think govern men sanctioned discrimination in the land of the free is More immoral staff sgt Rory c Mmilton Ramstein air base Germany Pace has right to free speech this is regarding the criticisms that Gen Peter Pace is facing regarding his recent comments regarding homosexuals i remember Reading an item that went something like Congress shall doonesbury make no Law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exer Cise thereof or abridging the Freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to Peti Tion the government for a redress of grievances the general said what he said and he has a constitutional right to do so is this not the Point of our armed forces to protect these rights daily i see and hear things with which i dont necessarily agree but accept As it is a constitutional right offended or not get Over it life will go on staff sgt Jason j Yuhasz Qatar Pace rightly put politics aside i have recently read general paces comments concerning his personal Opin Ion of homosexual acts he believes sex Between two men or two women is an immoral act first i have Gay relatives and some Gay friends i do not agree with their life style i do not tease them make fun of them or show prejudice against them however i agree with Pace society today condones just about anything As there is Little or no moral fiber left in to Days society the previous commander in chief was the recipient of a sex act with somebody who was not his wife Pace pointed out that the immoral act of adultery is not condoned in the Mili tary and charges Are brought against those who break the rules i am not an expert on the Bible so i asked some Veryel informed people of different religions and backgrounds they Tell me it states that god is against homosexuality in Leviticus if a Man lies with a Man As one lies with a woman both of them have done what is detestable they must be put to death their blood will be on their own Heads seems pretty Clear to me that it is considered an immoral act i know there Are people who claim to be Christian and Are homosexual seems pretty hypocritical to me if medi Cal science had not advanced to the de Gree it has today no Gay couple could pro create if the entire world were Gay it would become an extinct species in Short time maybe that it Why it has been considered wrong and immoral there Are very few if any politicians who would make this statement As their Mora value opinions Are based on Public opinion polls so they can elected or reelected personally i congratulate Pace on his honesty and moral courage if we had just a few men and women of Good moral fiber like the general the United states would be much better off master gunnery sgt a Nichols retired Camp Kinser Okinawa by Garry Trudeau Granny p your absolutely 55attlz 15 no Oklahoma butlrlfffc85causz hang a Ltd but you pit tacfv551h5 which uh6ranny yet you have t00e aloft get Gran