The Army's Sodomy Dilemma

As I was studying through the book of Ezekiel, chapter 16, the Spirit revealed to me something that I would like to share. The Army's Uniform Code of Military Justice defines a violator of sodomy as "Any person who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense."

First, let me define "carnal."  According to the Merriam-Webster's dictionary carnal is relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites. The Greek word for carnal is "sarkikos" which refers to the flesh or bodily implications as used in 2 Corinthians 10:4. Second, according to the Merriam-Webster's dictionary "copulation" is defined as sexual intercourse. So, with these two words defined and understood let me share the dilemma of the sin and issue of homosexuality in regards to sodomy.

Some already know where the word sodomy comes from. The origin of sodomy comes from the Anglo-French word sodomie and from the Late Latin Sodoma. You guessed it; the origin is from the homosexual inclinations of the men of Sodom in Genesis 19:1–11.

Just to refresh your memory about what happened in Sodom, let me remind you. In Genesis 19:4, 5 we are told this "before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, the whole population, surrounded the house. They called out to Lot and said, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them!"

Eventually we find that Lot gave these people his daughters to gang rape and ultimately God had to destroy Sodom along with Gomorrah. In some translations, verse 5 reads "to know them carnally" instead of "to have sex with them." Although they mean the same, it’s important to see the connection to the UCMJ's language. Since the Bible clearly condemns homosexuality in Leviticus 18:22, 20:13; Romans 1:27; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10, etc...we begin to see the dilemma with the UCMJ language.

In Ezekiel 16:48-50, the prophet Ezekiel writes how the Israelites had become worse that Sodom, despite all of the detestable things Sodom did, which is the scripture which triggered me to write this.

In conclusion, let me make this clear. Since the military now allows homosexuals to serve openly and even receive benefits such as commissary and PX privileges for their gay partners and we also know that these gay couples engage in sexual conduct (sodomy), especially the gay couples who have already married and been joined together in civil unions on military posts. The dilemma and contradiction is this: homosexual sex is unnatural. How do we know that? Because God tells us so! In Romans 1:27, Paul writes this, "For even their females exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. The males in the same way also left natural relations with females and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Males committed shameless acts with males and received in their own persons the appropriate penalty of their error."

When homosexual soldiers engage in sexual relations with their partners, thus sodomize one another in what God defines as unnatural ways, will the military not have to redefine Article 125 of the UCMJ and remove the word "unnatural?"

Is our nation's motto still In God We Trust? Or has it change to In God We Trust As Long As It Doesn't Offend Someone?

Pray for the leadership of our country and our military and stand boldly upon God's Word!