In a May 26 letter to the editor at the Marine Corps Times, Navy Commander Robert Spencer replied to an April 15 letter from US Air Force Capt Matthew Phelps, an outspoken military homosexual who had complained of the lack of recognition for his marriage.

Cmdr Spencer calls out Capt Phelps for his sense of “entitlement:”

I fail to see where he is a victim. Homosexual marriages are not true marriages as presently defined.

The homosexual agenda is an attempt to redefine traditional marriage, defined as between a man and a woman.

This traditional definition of marriage has been accepted and respected for thousands of years, within all cultures. The purpose of marriage is to procreate. Same-sex partners cannot procreate. Therefore, homosexuals should not call their union a marriage.

Because Capt. Phelps’ opinions and desires differ from the norm, he feels discriminated against because he cannot meet the established criteria of marriage. What is his solution? To revise the definition that will meet his own needs.

This is another example of our nation’s evolving and increasing sense of entitlement…

Cmdr Spencer’s words indicate there continue to be legitimate arguments against the normalization of homosexual “marriages” — even without reference to religion.

His letter also serves as a reminder that there are still members of the US military opposed to social changes about sexuality, despite the relative silence of their views.

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