In the most publicized gay attack, the body of Adam R. Schindler Jr., an American Navy radio operator, was found battered and disfigured in a public restroom place in a park in Japan where [Sterngold] had served. After revealing his homosexuality to his peers in the military, he had been mutilated beyond recognition and beaten to death. In response, in 1993, the Clinton administration initiated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" [DADT], which meant that military officials could not investigate a soldier's sexual preferences without cause and that a soldier he did not have to disclose them voluntarily [McGowan 4] . Historically, the US military had never directly banned gays, only their acts of sodomy, but a change occurred during the world wars after the Christian belief that homosexuality was a sin pervaded the military [Frank 1]. The anti-gay belief in weakening the army and demoralizing the cause led to attacks similar to Schindler's. Similarly, in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a colonial village finds itself caught up in the hysteria for justice, order, and punishment to eradicate the “heathens” who have disrupted the peace and infected their community. In both cases, preconceived notions and Christianity played a major role in government policies that alienated society's destabilizers. Until the indictment of the most respected people, their questionable media and subsequent punishments were undisputed. The prejudice of both modern military policy and the Salem witch trials is based on misconceptions and stereotypes of the accused. The belief that gay men wear women's shorts, skaters with AIDS [McGowan 13], and the perceived image of a sex-driven gay contrasts with the “military bastion of… middle of paper…”. ., Department of the Army, 2001. Print.Frank, Nathaniel. Hostile Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America. New York: Thomas Dunne, 2009. Print.Korb, Lawrence J.. “The Costs of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.” Center for American Progress. Np, March 2, 2009. Web. November 9, 2010. .McGowan, Jeffrey. Big Conflict: The Life of a Gay Man in the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Army. New York: Broadway, 2005. Print.Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. 1953. Reprint. New York: Penguin Books, 1976. Print.Sterngold, James. “Navy Plans Murder Charge in Death of Gay Sailor – New York Times.” The New York Times - Breaking news, world news and multimedia. New York Times, February 4, 1994. Web. November 12. 2010. .