Despite Plea from Obama Administration, Military Ban on Sodomy, Bestiality Restored

Despite a plea from the Obama administration that the military ban on sodomy and bestiality be repealed, a House-Senate conference committee has restored the ban to the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act.


The sodomy-bestiality ban would have been repealed by the version of the bill that had been approved by the Senate.

A spokesman for the House Armed Services Committee told CNSNews.com Wednesday that the Obama administration had “made its pitch” on repealing Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice related to sodomy--but the members of the conference committee “were not persuaded” that the change was needed.

Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice says that “(a) Any person subject to this chapter 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. (b) Any person found guilty of sodomy shall by punished as a court-martial may direct.”

McClusky also credited public outrage directed at members of the Senate--who had voted 93-7 less than two weeks ago to repeal Article 125.

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Religious Tolerance Resolution Backed by Obama Aligns With Islamic Bloc’s Interests

The head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has acknowledged that a U.N. religious tolerance resolution heavily promoted by the Obama administration has the same aims as the Islamic bloc’s annual “religious defamation” resolutions, which Western democracies have consistently opposed for more than a decade.


In remarks delivered on his behalf to the State Department meeting – released by the OIC after the closed-door talks ended – OIC secretary-general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu made it clear that, for the bloc of 57 Islamic states, the goal remains the same.


Passage of resolution 16/18, he said, “clearly demonstrated that, as a mature international organization, OIC was not wedded to either a particular title or the content of a resolution,” Ihsanoglu continued. “We just wanted to ensure that the actual matter of vital concern and interest to OIC member states was addressed.

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Gingrich Leads Romney by 20 Points Among Conservatives; Romney Leads Gingrich by 10 Among Liberals, Moderates

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia is leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race by 20 points—41 percent to 21 percent--among self-professed conservatives, according to a new Gallup poll released Thursday.


Gingrich led among most sub-groups in the poll—except for self-professed liberals and moderates, those 18 to 34 years of age, and those living in the East.

Among the Republican-leaning independents, Gingrich and Romney were tied at 23 percent, with Paul at 14 percent.


Among the Republicans, Gingrich had 38 percent, Romney had 23 percent, and Paul had 7 percent.


Among the conservatives, Gingrich had 41 percent, Romney 21 percent, and Paul had 7 percent.


Among the liberals and moderates, Romney had 27 percent, Gingrich had 17 percent, and Paul had 13 percent.


Among those 55 and older, Gingrich had 41 percent, Romney had 23 percent, and Paul had 4 percent.


Among those 35 to 54, Gingrich had 33 percent, Romney had 21 percent, and Paul had 8 percent.


Among those 18 to 34, Romney had 26 percent, Paul had 20 percent, and Gingrich had 19 percent.


Among men, Gingrich had 37 percent, Romney had 22 percent and Paul had 11 percent.


Among women, Gingrich had 28 percent, Romney had 24 percent and Paul had 7 percent.


In the South, Gingrich had 38 percent, Romney had 17 percent, and Paul had 10 percent.


In the West, Gingrich had 34 percent, Romney had 28 percent, and Paul had 5 percent.


In the Midwest, Gingrich had 29 percent, Romney had 22 percent, and Paul had 10 percent.


In the East, Romney had 30 percent, Gingrich had 29 percent and Paul had 10 percent.

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