Coral Ridge Ministries, a media outreach group founded by the late D. James Kennedy, sent a letter to Congress asking them not to change the current policy on homosexuals in the military, popularly called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

The conservative Christian group based in Fort Lauderdale says efforts this week to repeal the 1993 law limiting gay and lesbian service represent “a direct assault on the military’s good order, discipline, unit cohesion, recruitment, retention and morale.” 

“We are all made in God’s image, but that does not mean that all behavior is equal, desirable or moral,” the group said in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate.

The group had dire predictions of the potential impact of a repeal on the moral and logistical culture of the military:

The letter…warns that repeal would lead to mandatory “sensitivity” training, violations of sexual privacy and modesty, an exodus of chaplains and the departure of up to 25 percent of the armed forces.

The ministry is not the first to oppose the policy change, though it is one of the only ones to frame the argument by saying the military would be making a cultural policy change based on a servicemember’s chosen behavior, rather than some form of inherent identity.