For example, he cites the Clinton Administration's decision to permit homosexuals in the military as an illustration of when Government does too much and unnecessarily takes sides on issues that deeply divide the public.

Recruiters See Little Impact Military officials have suggested that permitting homosexuals in the services could hurt recruiting by scaring off prospective recruits or their parents.

As of 2006, Turkey neither has a law permitting homosexuals to get married, nor does it have a law against the discrimination of Turkey's LGBT community.

In 1983, the IDF permitted homosexuals to serve, but banned them from intelligence and top-secret positions.

Bozek's non-orthodox views include allowing priests to marry and permitting women and homosexuals to be ordained.

Last summer, a Family Court judge, David Stucki, threatened to "go to war" if the county permitted homosexuals to be foster parents.

In the telephone survey conducted Jan. 12-14, 42 percent of the 1,179 adults interviewed favored "permitting homosexuals to serve in the military," while 48 percent were opposed and 10 percent had no opinion.

The new "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" regulations are supposed to be more flexible by permitting homosexuals in the military as long as they remain silent about their sexual orientation.

The new rules permit homosexuals in the military as long as they remain silent about their sexual orientation.