{"id":1536,"date":"2011-05-21T14:49:58","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T18:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2011-05-21T14:49:58","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T18:49:58","slug":"traditional-values-coalition-says-gays-in-military-is-not-a-done-deal-fight-has-only-just-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/05\/traditional-values-coalition-says-gays-in-military-is-not-a-done-deal-fight-has-only-just-begun.html","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Values Coalition says Gays in military is not a done deal. Fight has only just begun."},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the name of Jesus Christ, may God give us the fortitude to continue to respect the long-time traditions held by our U.S. Military. Amen!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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WATCHWOMAN WARNING<\/strong>:<\/span> This is an excerpt from a recent email I received from Traditional Values Coalition urging God’s people not to lose heart, that the fight to preserve the traditions of our U.S. Military is far from over.\u00a0\u25ac Donna Calvin<\/strong><\/p>\n

The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. \u00a0[Exodus 15:3 KJV]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From Wikipedia:<\/a><\/strong> The\u00a0Traditional Values Coalition<\/strong> (shortened to\u00a0TVC<\/strong>) is a\u00a0Christian Right<\/a> organization that represents, by its estimate, over 43,000\u00a0Christian<\/a> churches throughout the\u00a0United States of America<\/a>. Headquartered in\u00a0Washington, D.C.<\/a>, its belief is in Bible-based traditional values as “[a] moral code and behavior based upon the Old and New Testaments.” The group considers traditional values to include a belief “that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that the Lord has given us a rule book to live by: The Bible” and a commitment to “living, as far as it is possible, by the moral precepts taught by Jesus Christ and by the whole counsel of God as revealed in the Bible”. \u00a0The organization was founded by the Reverend\u00a0Louis P. Sheldon<\/a> who is the current chairman. His daughter\u00a0Andrea Sheldon Lafferty<\/a> is the executive director.<\/p>\n

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TVC WRITES<\/a>: Barack Obama wants the nation to believe allowing homosexuals, transgenders, and she-males into America’s armed services is a done deal — but nothing could be further from the truth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most Americans don’t realize the fight on gays and transgenders serving in our military is not over.<\/p>\n

In fact, it has only just begun.<\/p>\n

We’ve scored key victories over the last few weeks to implement our battle plan, and one generous donor has agreed to match every gift over the next 72 hours to protect our chaplains and defend our military from Obama’s grand social experiment with gays in the military.<\/p>\n

We don’t have much time.<\/p>\n

Here’s what’s getting ready to happen. By June — just in time for \u201cLGBT Pride Month\u201d — Obama wants to demand the military\u2019s compliance to what can only be described as the most massive social experiment in U.S. history, forcing many service members and military chaplains to choose between their vocation and their Christian faith.<\/p>\n

You see, most folks believe that \u201cgays in the military\u201d is a done deal.
\n\u2022\t…hasn\u2019t Obama said so?
\n\u2022\t…isn\u2019t the military brass complying with Obama\u2019s request?
\n\u2022\t…hasn\u2019t the mainstream liberal media said so?
\n\u2022\t…didn\u2019t Congress vote on this?
\n\u2022\t…aren\u2019t liberals in the Senate saying so?
\n\u2022\t…isn\u2019t the homosexual lobby saying it\u2019s a \u201cdone deal\u201d and telling everyone to just move along?<\/p>\n

For instance, the liberal media has done a splendid job at concealing from most Americans the sort of gag orders America\u2019s chaplains will be forced to operate under:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

New regulations issued to U.S. Navy chaplains now emphatically state that “a chaplain may officiate a same-sex, civil marriage: if it is conducted in accordance with the laws of the state which permits same-sex marriages or union.” What other violations of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will be permitted?<\/p>\n

Traditional Values Coalition is doing everything possible to undo the myth that \u201cgays in the military\u201d is a done deal.<\/p>\n

Read more: http:\/\/www.traditionalvalues.org\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Your Voice at the U.S. Capitol,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Lafferty<\/strong>
\n President<\/strong>
\n Traditional Values Coalition<\/strong>
\n An inter-denominational public policy organization speaking on behalf of over 43,000 churches.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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