“…communal showers and even the need to huddle together for warmth, which he stated, can result in the sexual arousal of gay soldiers.”

How would he know what sexually arouses a gay soldier?

Mr. Jones is telling us about HIS insecurities and short comings and says nothing about gay soldiers serving in the military.

Ms. Donnelly’s comment: “the government would be putting an unfair burden on Americans with religious convictions,” totally mistates the purpose of the military. Killing other people is a burden on people with real religious convictions. Loving another man is not a “burden.” If someone’s religious “convictions” are burdened by gays in the military, then the religious soldier needs to avoid service in the interest of unit effectiveness.

The immaturity and insecurity these people express cannot excuse the bigotry they express. They need to grow up.