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We, as members and leaders of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church,
wish to affirm the beliefs stated above. We support the military of the United
States of America and believe that the military services have been established to
serve the good of our Nation, and not to be a social experiment or testing
ground for society at large. We believe that allowing those that practice deviant
and potentially harmful behavior are a threat to our national security and the
well being of our Country.
We, as a denomination, would caution the President and Congress to think long
and hard about writing new legislation to reverse the DADT current policy with
regard to homosexuals. It is our belief that such action would be in direct
opposition to the moral law of God and the standards of natural law. Such action
may indeed position our military and Nation on the slippery slope to destruction.
I believe that should the DADT law be reversed it will set in motion the Law of
Unintended Consequences.
It will subvert the good order and discipline in the military services. It will
undermine the integrity of men and women at all levels. They will be ruled by
fear of possible charges of discrimination or hate crime. If this happens, this law
with its enforcement will silence the voice of many chaplains for fear of being
disciplined or prosecuted. It will be a deterrent to recruiting the best young men
and women. It will cause outstanding career officers and non-commissioned
offers to rethink their commitment to the military and resign in order to maintain
their own integrity and moral standards. There may very well be a mass exodus
of faithful chapel attendees by going to civilian churches, and there will be a
significant loss of attendance in Sunday schools and Bible studies. Chaplains will
no longer be the spiritual leaders of Bible studies and prayer groups.
We appeal to you and the review team, for the good of our Nation and our
military to provide counsel to your Service Chief of Staff and Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and those who serve at that level of leadership to petition
our President and Congress to deny those who openly practice homosexuality to
serve in our Nation’s military services, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
We urge you to speak with moral courage and integrity to this issue that is vital
to the spiritual, moral, and physical wellbeing of our nation.
Thank you again for your time and attention to the Chaplain Endorsing Agencies.
If you have any questions concerning this statement please feel free to contact
Chaplain, Lt. Colonel Hugh H. Morgan, US Air Force, retired at 770-725-1757.
Respectfully,
Original signed
Hugh H. Morgan
Director, Chaplains Ministries, IPHC
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