The Pentagon’s recent decision to extend certain benefits to the same-sex partners of service members following the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has provoked the ire of the American Family Association, which is upset that they may now be eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
A new action alert from the AFA asks members to email their representatives in Congress, telling them that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has “effectively devastated our nation’s military by allowing the ‘gay agenda’ to take priority over national defense.”
The AFA claims that homosexuality “presents an unacceptable risk to good order, discipline, morale and unit cohesion” and that the “most disturbing [thing] is his decision to allow homosexual partners to be buried on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.”
This means the military will recognize homosexual lovers as “married” and will give a full slate of benefits, including burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Panetta, at every turn, has exposed the military to open homosexuality, which presents an unacceptable risk to good order, discipline, morale and unit cohesion – qualities essential for combat readiness.
TAKE ACTION
Send a letter to your members of Congress, letting them know that, on their watch, they have allowed the security of our nation to be endangered by focusing on social experimentation, rather than defense.
Under your watch, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has effectively devastated our nation’s military by allowing the “gay agenda” to take priority over national defense.
This week, his decision to grant “marriage” benefits to homosexuals in the military presents an unacceptable risk to good order, discipline, morale and unit cohesion – qualities essential for combat readiness.
Most disturbing is his decision to allow homosexual partners to be buried on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.
I urge you to do your part in restoring sanity to the Department of Defense and stop social experimentation in the military.
Click here for more about the American Family Association.
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The fact that this pisses off the AFA, bonus!
we must be doing something right!
Seriously? Where is our humanity and respect for loved ones being together? Partners lose as well when service members are lost.
makes me sick!
How many of those committee members have ever served?
I just don’t understand the fire that fuels their hatred
I am unaware of ANY spouses who were not, themselves, active-duty military or veterans, being buried at Arlington beside their military spouse. Has this always been permitted, with the spouses of military personnel, or is this going a step too far?
Yes, because the AFA knows anything about the Military! Gay spouses have every right to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery as any Heterosexual does.
I, being gay, support EQUALITY, not a new imagined entitlement that is not afforded, equally.
They all have the same right, regardless of gender. The hatred makes me sick. We are equal regardless who we marry!
Hah. Here’s a clue. There are already dead gay soldiers buried there. The AFA just can’t identify them.
Sounds like the AFA is ready for a big “cross burnin”.
Livid? I hope they die of apoplexy! Right away!
The animals are realizing they are losing control over things. Laughing out loud
Are they even serious right now? how would same sex burials cause the National Defense to deterioate? omg and a petition lol
They really need to get the bleep over it.
It’s not for them to decide. Bigots.
There is so much more constructive ways they can spend their time than on shit like this. Love is love.
wait they werent befor wtf man thats retarded
Awww, poor babies, once they die they won’t be able to pretend that gay people don’t serve…
One step at a time people. How do we get our ID cards?
I’m thinking they have two choices: get over it or don’t get over it. Freedom of choice.
The ingratitude toward those who have died for freedom and for this nation astounds me.
Disgraceful! Good enough to fight for your rights but not good enough to have equal rights!
Low information, fear-based marketing. Spousal burial at Arlington is a federal benefit. Only way same-sex spouses of veterans can be interred there is if DOMA were overturned.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
What does this extension of benefits have anything to do with “National defense?” Being buried next to their partner, a member of the military who defended our country and gave their life in the defense of it is a matter of National security?? C’mon! Take a friggin’ step outside the box we all call an ivory tower!
Of course, because the HATERS, the American “Family” Association refuses to allow ANY EQUAL RIGHTS for any LGBTQ persons, no matter who, what, why, etc. They simply wish to deny ANY EQUAL RIGHTS period!! They are evil, ignorant, intolerant and bigoted!
get over it