Question about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

[bamaster47]

I was wondering, do Catholics have a moral obligation to either support or oppose the military policy “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” the way we have a moral obligation to oppose abortion and same-sex marriage? If so, could you please explain why? I know DADT is old news here in the US, and I’ve been discussing the issue with people who supported the repealing of the policy. I understand their points, and I want to know what the Catholic take on the issue is.

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I searched and couldn’t seem to find any recent threads about it.

Thanks!

 

[thistle]

I was wondering, do Catholics have a moral obligation to either support or oppose the military policy “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” the way we have a moral obligation to oppose abortion and same-sex marriage? If so, could you please explain why? I know DADT is old news here in the US, and I’ve been discussing the issue with people who supported the repealing of the policy. I understand their points, and I want to know what the Catholic take on the issue is.

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I searched and couldn’t seem to find any recent threads about it.

Thanks!

Its totally unrelated to the issues of abortion and same sex marriage.

The policy is frankly pretty stupid and has nothing to do with the morality (or should I say lack of it) about being homosexual. The European countries openly allow gays to be in the military and it has not affected the morale of military. Whoever dreamed up a policy like that must have been a bigot or an idiot or maybe both!
Why not have a don’t ask don’t tell policy for atheists, or Mormons etc etc.

 

[GEddie]

Its totally unrelated to the issues of abortion and same sex marriage.

The policy is frankly pretty stupid and has nothing to do with the morality (or should I say lack of it) about being homosexual. The European countries openly allow gays to be in the military and it has not affected the morale of military. Whoever dreamed up a policy like that must have been a bigot or an idiot or maybe both!
Why not have a don’t ask don’t tell policy for atheists, or Mormons etc etc.

Well, in all fairness, one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof have zero relation to physical behavior in communal settings or group cohesion.

The European countries have a much longer military history and have had time to work out those implications long ago.

 

[thistle]

Well, in all fairness, one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof have zero relation to physical behavior in communal settings or group cohesion.

The European countries have a much longer military history and have had time to work out those implications long ago.

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the reason for that policy a silly fear that your military might have morale problems if they knew who was gay? That’s not even rationale.

 

[thistle]

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the reason for that policy a silly fear that your military might have morale problems if they knew who was gay? That’s not even rationale.

Typo. I meant rational and not rationale!