WASHINGTON TIMES – Do gay rights discriminate against Christians in the military?

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• The last five years, more or less, have brought astounding changes to the American scene.Perhaps this is no more visible than in the field of LGBT rights. Today, gays, lesbians, and bisexuals can serve openly in the U.S. military. Many of America’s wealthiest and most populous states have legalized same-sex marriage. The heart of the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down by the Supreme Court.

• With a more accepting environment for those who are not straight has come much controversy, particularly among fundamentalist Christians.These religionists dislike expansion of non-heterosexual rights because such a thing, from their standpoint, conflicts with Christian theology. They profess fear that the federal government will eventually curtail Christians’ rights in the name of tolerance for non-heterosexuals.Few people can be more familiar with military law than Mikey Weinstein. A former Air Force prosecutor who served in the Ronald Reagan Administration, he now leads the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

• The organization fights for the rights of armed forces personnel who fall victim to proselytization from theistic radicals. It goes without saying that the MRFF has generated a firestorm of controversy, most of which is fueled by fundamentalist Christian activists.So, does Weinstein think that the expansion of LGBT rights in any way encroaches on the right to religious liberty enjoyed by Christian military personnel, among others?

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