Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Continued Loss of Moral Authority

As a former active duty military officer, I cringed when I read about the of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Besides the uncomfortableness of close quarters in barracks and showering with openly gay service members, the decline of moral authority ought to be our primary concern as we think about this Biblically.

The major enemy that we fight today is set within an Islamic context. This repeal gives muslims one more reason why they have the moral authority in this war and why we are losing it. Male soldiers parading around in lipstick and dresses (many gay men and women are cross dressers) will definitely not give America credibility in the Islamic world but only worsen our image as the show piece of immorality.

Though I abhor Islam, Sharia Law, and Islam's various idolatries, I find myself agreeing with them on several moral issues like abortion, pornography, and of course the detestation of homosexual sin. However, if we are fighting a war because we believe we have the moral authority to do so, that proves difficult as we become more debauched.

Piece by piece we are rapidly losing our moral authority to wage war against our enemies. Did not Israel of old face the same dilemma? Once they lost moral authority and became worse than their enemies, exile was close at hand. For this reason, our economic class warfare woes that are usually on the front page are only a tip of our moral depravity.

Might we repent before we are ravaged by an enemy who is slowing gaining in moral authority as we turn to the Baals and the Ashteroths in our desire for liberty to worship any god except the One True God.