Is that a new policy? JIDT. Just ignore, don’t talk.
Sounds good to me.
There are things that are right and wrong according to God’s law that man’s law can never adequately control.
Ideally, a civil and honorable society controls misbehavior through its disapproval. Conversely, a decadent society encourages those things that our Judeo-Christian foundation would find appalling, for example the list Paul made in his second letter to Timothy:
“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.”
Or to the Galatians:
“The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. “
Every one of us can read those passages and see a description, not only of the underbelly of our society, but of the role models which we emulate. Not only is sin tolerated, it is encouraged in modern-day America.
No longer does society disapprove of wrongdoing. We can’t pass laws to make people good. We can only pass laws that punish the results of egregious bad behavior, the tragedies that result when sin has done its dirty work.
The only way we’ll eliminate abortion is through changing minds. We see that happening already as a generation grows up seeing ultrasound images of fully-formed babies that are at risk of murder under the law.
You can never conquer sin, just try to keep it in its tawdry box. Laws can help with that, but public opinion is the stronger weapon.
And that’s the battle we’re losing now with all the pity-me stories from the “I was made this way” homosexual crowd, who have money and influence.
We must change the conversation to one of demanding integrity and honesty and character in all public dealings. If someone wants to live like a sleazeball in private, that’s between him and his Maker.
As for DADT, there are military regs that demand proper behavior, including forbidding public displays of affection. Enforce them for all, and let’s quit talking about it.