Writing at the homosexual activist American Military Partner Association, self-described gay rights activist Jim Farmer declared the fight for military religious freedom was really a fight against homosexuals:

Enter the “religious fanatic…”

The military has already added sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy, a fact that displeases many on the far right. Politicians continue to try and weaken those protections by adding “conscience clauses” to the military spending bills.

Farmer explains why he thinks American troops want these protections: 

These clauses could possibly allow some to discriminate, harass, and intimidate other service members who are LGBT…

A “straw man” is a technique in which a person sets up a false argument, attributes it to his adversary, and then proceeds to defeat the sham argument.

Farmer has set up just such a straw man. No one, absolutely no one, either within the military or speaking for the military, has asked for conscience protections so they can “justify discrimination or harassment against LGBT people,” as Farmer claims.

But there’s a reason Farmer has to say this.  He asserts [emphasis added]

There are many issues for which the LGBT community must still fight. We face discrimination and unfair treatment…

Farmer believes the homosexual community needs to “fight” for protection.  But who within the military really needs protection?

• If a commander takes a podium and says “I’m gay,” he’ll be applauded. If he says something that remotely sounds like “I’m a Christian,” he’ll be investigated and potentially reprimanded.
• One officer called a staff meeting for the sole purpose of announcing her sexuality, and no one batted an eye.
• If a homosexual in the military writes an official media article focused on their sexuality, the military will dutifully publish it and the public will applaud. If a Christian writes an article on their faith, critics of religion will decry it and the military will censor it.
• A homosexual member of the military can be quoted in an official article denigrating the faith of her peers — yet you won’t find a single official article with a Christian, Muslim, or Jewish troop explaining their faith’s view on sexuality.  Even articles that do nothing more than highlight the virtues of an individual’s faith are investigated and “disclaimed.”
• If an individual service member privately, when off-duty, and in no official capacity makes a comment about their beliefs regarding homosexuality — even a benign one — critics of religion will complain and the service member will be threatened by their commander.
• If an individual service member disagrees with his homosexual commander’s bias against religious freedom, the military will claim it wasn’t about religion at all.
• The US military will host drag queens but not Franklin Graham or Tony Perkins.

Any person who has remotely followed the conflict between religious liberty and erotic liberty within the military over the past few years can almost certainly recall an instance in which a US troop of faith was somehow sanctioned for his religious views.

Can anyone name a single instance in which a member of the military was discriminated against or harassed by someone religious because of their sexuality?

Despite Farmer’s straw man, the truth is obvious. Must the homosexual movement lie to sustain itself?

Perhaps.

Some, like Dr. James Dobson, have asserted the homosexual movement isn’t aiming for “acceptance” but is instead attempting to redefine the culture. The position of the this movement is apparently so fragile, however, Farmer insists on retaining their status as victims even when public events tell the opposite story.  By supporting the restriction of religious liberties of those opposed to the homosexual movement, Farmer also indicates a desire to use the power of the government to silence those who speak the truth.

Farmer is blind to the thick irony when he closes with the statement that

We must learn to live and respect our differences.

That’s spoken by a man representing a group that refuses to respect its “differences” with those who disagree with them.

As Farmer says, homosexuals are prepared to “fight.”

Are you?

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