{"id":18679,"date":"2012-07-23T00:49:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T03:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=18679"},"modified":"2013-11-01T23:24:52","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T02:24:52","slug":"military-uniforms-highlight-san-diego-homosexual-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/23\/military-uniforms-highlight-san-diego-homosexual-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Uniforms Highlight San Diego Homosexual Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego homosexual &#8220;pride&#8221; parade became the latest event at which US <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/troops-march-in-uniform-for-first-time-in-calif-gay-parade-78658\/\">military uniforms were used<\/a> to proudly exclaim the fact a group of people liked having sex with people of their own gender.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/06\/chaplains-report-on-turmoil-or-lack-thereof-post-dadt-repeal\/\">with other events<\/a>, there was an undercurrent of disagreement with the frequent statements that homosexuality is a non-issue in the US military.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2012\/07\/military-san-diego-gay-pride-parade-troops-march-in-uniform-072212\/\">For example<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Gay service members say obstacles remain, largely from other people\u2019s strong personal views against homosexuality or their discomfort around the subject&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While news articles on the topic are <!--more-->essentially non-existent, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/the-wedding-the-unlikely-story-of-the-first-gay-military-union-1.183155\">read the comments<\/a> on virtually any military-based article on homosexuality and you&#8217;ll see self-described members of the military expressing strong opinions on both sides of the &#8220;debate&#8221; that some claim <em>isn&#8217;t occurring<\/em> in the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even a hostility by homosexual servicemembers toward their fellow troops who morally disagree with their lifestyle choice:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>But despite the DADT repeal, some service members still are wary of outing themselves as homosexual to their units or commands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still feel the Marines still have that kind of bigotry,\u201d said Robert&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Because anyone who disagrees with normalizing homosexuality is, by definition, a &#8220;bigot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As an aside, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/USA\/Latest-News-Wires\/2012\/0722\/Uniformed-troops-march-in-gay-pride-parade\">parade ended with<\/a> the &#8220;raising of a rainbow flag on a new 65-foot flagpole.&#8221;\u00a0 As most know, the rainbow flag has become the default symbol for homosexuals (even appearing on a <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/03\/us-soldier-raises-gay-pride-flag-over-afghan-base\/\">military base in Afghanistan<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, the rainbow was the symbol of a promise from God after he destroyed the inhabitants of the earth for their descent into debauchery and wickedness.\u00a0 Maybe Christians and Jews should &#8220;reclaim the rainbow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"smallfont\">Also at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2012\/07\/21\/troops-march-in-san-diego-gay-parade-in-uniform\/\">FoxNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego homosexual &#8220;pride&#8221; parade became the latest event at which US military uniforms were used to proudly exclaim the fact a group of people liked having sex with people of their own gender. 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