He believes DADT attacks are “establishing a new religion [in the military] that is pro-homosexuality.” A permanent injunction, he said, will give homosexuality “a moral rubber stamp of approval from the U.S. government.”

The Department of Justice filed an appeal Thursday against a federal judge’s order to stop enforcing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

The Obama administration asked for an emergency stay of U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips’ ruling, which called for an immediate suspension and discontinuation of “any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding, that may have been commenced” under the military policy. Halting enforcement of the policy would cause disruption and lead to military unreadiness, the administration contended.

Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst for Focus on the Family, said the appeal is “mixed good news” because he fears for the future protection of DADT. The U.S. government, Hausknecht said, “didn’t defend the [policy] very well in the first place. We’re not really encouraged that they will do a good job with the appeal.”

The Obama administration intends to reverse the Clinton-era policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military but it filed an appeal, defending the statute because that’s what is traditionally done when acts of Congress are challenged, Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said in a statement.

“The President believes and has repeatedly affirmed that ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is a bad policy that harms our national security and undermines our military effectiveness,” she added. “The President and his Administration are working with the military leadership and Congress to repeal this law.”

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