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SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010 A cause for angst within chaplain corps military from A1
new Marine Corps commandant in the coming weeks, is likely to face significant pressure to select someone who is not too outspo- ken in his opposition to repealing the law. All of the candidates be- ing considered for the job have ex- pressed reservations about repeal during wartime, according to sen- ior U.S. officials familiar with the process. Under current legislation, any repeal must be delayed until the military certifies that changes won’t hinder the ability of U.S. forces to fight, and the Pentagon is in the midst of a comprehensive review to determine how to fully integrate openly gay men and les- bians. Among other issues, that review is examining whether gay and heterosexual troops should be required to share barracks. But in many ways, military per- sonnel are caught in a strange state of limbo. Some are being forced to confront issues sur- rounding the repeal of the 17-year- old policy.
Earlier this month, for exam- ple, a soldier with the Army’s 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., applied for married housing benefits on the base with his male partner, whom he had recently wed, Army officials said. The re- quest prompted unit command- ers to open a formal investigation, and the soldier, whose action ap- peared to be an act of protest, could be dismissed from the mili- tary, Army officials said.
But the housing request also highlighted one of the many ques- tions for which the military has no answer: Should same-sex part- ners be eligible for the same hous- ing benefits that heterosexual married couples receive? The potential repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” also is causing some angst within the military’s chaplain corps, which has grown more conservative and evangel- ical since the policy was estab- lished. In recent weeks, most mili- tary chaplains have sought formal
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Jim Rinefierd holds up American and Human Rights Campaign flags at a rally in March in support of the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy at Freedom Plaza in Washington.
guidance from their endorsing or- ganizations regarding the new policy and homosexuality. Although chaplains are part of the military, they also must an- swer to their individual denom- inations. Some conservative de- nominations that endorse chap- lains have expressed worry that a formal recognition of the rights of gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military could lead to limits on what their chaplains can preach. “Will someone be able to teach
a Bible study in which they say homosexuality is immoral?” asked retired Brig. Gen. Douglas E. Lee, who left the military in late 2008. “I think there is a high prob- ability that it could be chal- lenged.” If that was to happen, some de-
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an denominations that provide chaplain endorsements. Other serving military chap-
lains expressed confidence that they could manage the potential conflict between their faith and the federal government. “Will there be some pressures? Abso- lutely,” said Col. David Moran, who oversees chaplain training for the Army. “But when chap- lains come to the military they re- alize they are not joining a tradi- tional congregation where every- one’s beliefs are the same.” Moran, who is endorsed by the
conservative Church of God, re- cently received guidance from his denomination declaring that homosexuality is a sin. But he said his church’s policy wouldn’t pre- vent him from serving and preaching in a military with open- ly gay soldiers. “We realize that as chaplains we have to be sensitive to our audience and the context in which we are speaking,” he said. “Chaplains have always been pru- dent enough to manage this.” For some gay soldiers, the cur- rent debate surrounding “don’t ask, don’t tell” has proved tough to manage emotionally. The Serv- icemembers Legal Defense Net- work, which provides legal repre- sentation to gay members of the military, said it has seen a spike in calls to its hotline in recent months. Troops, the group says, are seeking legal advice and a fo- rum to vent frustration. The soldier facing an investiga- tion in Baghdad said he came out to a few of his comrades in mid- March, about six weeks after Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, con-
demned the current policy for forcing troops to lie about their sexual orientation.
At the time, the soldier and his
fellow field artillery soldiers were at Camp Victory, just outside Baghdad, debating politics, the “tea party” movement and “don’t ask, don’t tell.” “The conversation kept build-
ing, and I felt the voice inside of me screaming. If from that con- versation it was not noticeable that I was gay, they were crazy,” he recalled in a blog that he started this year to protest the law. “I am gay,” he recalled saying
loudly. After coming out to his fellow soldiers, he said he felt energized. “I was on the verge of tears and laughter,” he wrote. “I felt those same emotions that ran through my head as a teenager following the coming out to my parents.” The next day he was told that he was being investigated. “The other day I felt honorable,” he wrote in his blog post. “Today I feel like a . . . criminal. I am tired. After serving this country for three years in two deployments I am no longer a soldier. I am now a prisoner.”
Although the soldier has been
told that he will be allowed to fin- ish his Iraq deployment, his fate remains unclear. In the interview, he said he’s worried that his com- mand will restart the investiga- tion when his unit finishes its tour. “My biggest fear,” he said, “is
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