I agree that homosexual acts are sinful, but I don't see why serving with homosexuals is morally offensive. Didn't Christ associate with sinners?
Just in case there's not confusion, I'm not a proponent of repealing don't ask don't tell. I'm just making the point that there is nothing in the Bible that says Christians aren't allowed to work or associate with sinners, so long as they do not condone the sin.
I agree. I was trying to make the point that while homosexuality itself is a sin, there is no Christian "duty" to refrain from working with them. That would mean you'd be required to quit your civilian job if your employer happened to hire someone who is gay, and I just don't see that as some sort of moral commandment or duty.
Of course, it is still a terrible idea to repeal DADT, but to argue that (essentially) all good Christians must quit the military seems a stretch to me. Although I certainly wouldn't condemn someone who decided to resign for exactly that reason. Personally, I can't imagine it possibly working in any of the Marine units I was ever in.
I can just see it now. A group of Marines are all sitting around, and some start talking (as many will), about some (perhaps highly embellished) experience they just had with Suzy Syphilis they met at the club the night before, and then some guy pipes up and starts talking about this really hot guy he met....
Not good at all.