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an adulterous relationship is lust is the oppo site of love and will Lead a person to seek his own interests instead of pursuing the greater interests of those around him peo ple who allow their own lusts to control them will cause a decay in the moral values that keep a society free from sexually transmitted diseases unwanted pregnancies abortions broken marriages father less children and All forms of abuse of inti Macy in relationships societies that slip into such moral decadence reap what they sow and end up paying out of their pocket for it professionalism or bigotry has nothing to do with Why people dont want homosexuals in the Mili tary residing in their communities or hold ing Public office homosexuals represent a practice that most americans find Dis gusting immoral and in contrast to the family values that teach love being Gay carries no moral courage to have moral courage Means a person stands up for what is right and moral regardless of what the times Are or what the Media or world think despite the Media calling him a bigot Gen Peter Pace chairman of the joint chiefs of staff had the moral courage to stand up and say that being Gay is immoral and i applaud him for that sgt Ammon Cox Taou Iraq Freedom of speech hurts i Salute Gen Peter Pace chairman of the joint chiefs of the army defines integrity As doing what is right legally and morally and it takes personal courage for Pace or anyone to stand up for what he knows and believes to be morally right despite All the political ramifications Many americans Are so Bent on free Dom of speech they forget that other peo ple have opinions and Are entitled to the Tel us Whai you think stars and stripes welcomes Pur comments m Eda Oriate Ami Catenas that Are Pafco feed m the Tance m the lives of our readers m tetters must be signed and must Plude the writers address or base and Telephone number please limit ail letters to 300 words we Reserve Hie Regit to edit letters for length taste and clarity Send your Fetters to mail Reader forum same Freedom of speech this in my Opin Ion will bring about the downfall of this great country the we have so twisted this phrase Freedom of speech that it has lost its original meaning the deterioration in american moral fiber is brought about by the moral decay within the rank and files of our political bodies who Are so concerned with votes and staying forever in office that they com Promise their morality at the expense of the neglecting the Basic moral fundamentals that made America the envy of Many nations the decay and nonchalant attitude exhibited by our politicians and Many Ameri cans is the reason America is losing its leadership among Many nations sgt 1st class Emmanuel Woko Baghdad Equality is a right for Gays too As an american Soldier and one of the few Liberal democrats in the military i find it sickening to see the number of ser Vic members coming out to support Gen Peter paces recent assertion about homosexuals whats even More disturbing and Gross is that their support for the general is not based on their profound understanding of Freedom of speech and constitutional Laws but rather their Lack of understand ing of what it Means to be compassionate and tolerant for All their talk about morality and values those who condemn homosexuals Are anything but moral As they exercise their rights to Label homosexuals As immoral in say this at the end of the Day i will Call anti homosexual sentiments for what they Are intolerant discriminatory and inconsistent with our american values that dictate that in America everyone counts and everyone deserves a Chance it boggles my mind that some people can still think in such primitive ways in Ameri Ca in 2007 i May not understand Why someone would choose to be homosexual but if s not my duty to understand As a free Dom Loving american it is my duty How Ever to support and defend their rights to Equality As americans that for me is the moral and patriotic thing to do those who condemn and deny homosexuals the rights to love and make a family Are anything but patriotic in fact their zealotry is no different than that of the enemy were trying to defeat sgt Marc Loi Hampton roads a hypocritical logic on Gays which is immoral a person being born a homosexual or giving credence to Leviti Cus which condones taking the me of homosexuals rightly put politics letter March it is ironic that the letter writer in Dis cussing the immorality of homosexuality blindly chooses not to recognize the immorality of taking a life that Leviticus states must be done to Gays he says he sees hypocrisy in people claiming to be Christian and homosexual i see the hypocrisy in his moral logic As an Gen Peter Pace has the right to make a moral pronounce ment but As a High ranking officer he should have just kept it to himself it serves no significant purpose to discuss politically sensitive issues in times of War it Only opens the floodgates to letter writers condemning Gays As immoral human be 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