Don T Ask Dont Tell Analysis

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The article “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by Danielle Hester is about a woman interviewing her minister about their policy on homosexuality within the church. The minister believes that there is a don’t ask, don’t tell policy because he does not want to turn people away from the church, however he still preaches homosexuality as a sin. I believe this connects to the idea of dichotomous thinking, whereas people are either seen as good or bad and nothing in between. The minister is preaching based on what the bible states and the bible states, if you are homosexual that is a sin and if you commit sins you are a bad person. Based on the interview with the minister I believe the minister is trying to look past the dichotomous thinking within the bible,