European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday february 6, 1969 letters to the editor Madalyn o hair i should very much like Totake Issue a h a letter submitted by Frank .1. Albert about Madalyn o hair Jan. 24. He asserts a number of per Sonal contentions with implications that May Lead to som rather ludicrous conclusions. To begin with Albert seems to imply that mrs. O hair s instrumentation in bringing about ban on prayers of any government sanctioned nature incur Public schools is depriving Public school children of one of their democratic freedoms. To what democratic free Dom is he referring could it possibly be the so called free Dom to Pray for some pre determined specific cause Bear ing blatant political overtones such As the recent heroic efforts of our astronauts at some specific time in some particular area such As a school auditorium if this is what he defines As Freedom then i submit that we May just As Well return to our former British heritage and adhere to the rigid Princi Ples of a state sanctioned Reli Gion. It seems to me that one of the most essential purposes in our treasonous Mutiny from the Mother nation was to establish a strict separation betwee Church and state. Our constitutional right to Freedom of religion surely implies More than the right to advocate the Dogma of any religious affiliation which Hap pens to Appeal to our sensibilities but also the right to choose no affiliation of any religious nature or to condone the Standard practices of any such officially allowing school prayers or setting aside nation Al Days of prayer or publicly broadcasting Bible readings by astronauts or other persons of renown Over Public airways the government is implying an offi Cial advocacy for religion Perse and thereby dangerously breaches the constitutional contingency of Church state separa this in mind i should like to make it explicitly Clear that it is not simply some woman s whims which seeks to restrict Bible readings through Public channels but the combined efforts of a number of dedicated persons striving to preserve our rights As stated in our officially and publicly Rati fied Constitution. Next we learn that hair has Only succeeded in momentarily delaying the spread of christianity while also bringing to a halt the ques for True democratic Freedom in our i wish to reiterate my former assertion that demo cratic Freedom is not to Besought by stuffing prayers Down the throats of impressionable students who have not yet attained the Means or developed the mental subtlety to either comprehend the nuances of their constitutional rights or to systematically choose a religion suitable to then still develop ing further contend that the established government has no right to Sanction any action which might contribute to their eventual religious selection or that buttresses the main Dogma of any religious Community whether it be a minority roup or condoned by a majority of its belongs to the individual and therefore Bear any political interference either beneficial or deleterious. Those who wish to con Travene this principle Are the enemies of democratic Freedom. If the Point concerning the de Lay in uie spread of christianity As a result of mrs. O hair s efforts is True then i shall have to assume that christianity can not sustain itself without government Sanction and there fore does not belong in a demo cratic , i think that perhaps the substance of the original statement might be somewhat apocryphal and is certainly no shared by All practising . 4 John j. Butkus Schwabish Gnu end Germany Why is there so Rich criticism of Madalyn Murray o hair who in a very real sense is Atrue defender of Freedom and All mrs. O hair i not write the american Constitution which proclaims the separa Tion of Church and state. He complaint concerning prayer and Bible Reading in Public schools simply focused attention on an injustice which was Long overdue. Being an atheist is also a Parton Freedom. Freedom is being what we want to be if at the same time we try to understand and respect the rights of others enabling them to also be free. Most american Laws were formulated on these precepts and certainly this includes the separation of Church and state. It in t difficult to understand Why christians or anyone for that matter become use an angry when a Madalyn Murray o hair demands Justice at their expense. Hoy ver i Pray we americans will always posses the Wisdom to place True free Dom and democracy firs1 in outlives. By doing so we shall surely create a context within which there will be both religious and the other Freedom which All Mankind should Franklin was Nei ther a Christian nor an atheist but a great fighter for Justice. It is my opinion that such Aman would have gone to any length for Justice yes even tothe extent of removing religious rituals from our Public c. Parley ludwigs Burg Germany goodbye Don it was going to be such pleasant new year on an. Don Mcneill and his breakfast club had finally gone off the air in the states another relic of the Stone age had finally died after a million year struggle for survival so merrily i turn on an an what do i hear from High atop the Cloud room in the Lovely. Click. Please an can 200 million people be wrong Send Don Mcneill Back to the Stone age Samuel a Pierson Amberg Germany editor s note an s pro Gram director has some Happy news for of the delays or time lag in recording de commercial izing and distributing arts programs from the unite states an is about three months behind such stateside shows As the breakfast club and the tonight show he explained. Although Many listeners will miss Don Mcneil you will be pleased to know the series will conclude us Long run with an on feb. 7," the network official said. Drunk tests reference spec. 6 Butler Sletter is Jan. 20 about drinking and driving. The sound of crashing an grinding Metal on Metal flesh torn from the Bone and blood on the policeman s boots after a tragic and unnecessary vehicle Accident caused by excessive drinking is a True tragedy that could have been avoided had the Driver use Good common horse sense. I m a military policeman with Many years experience. I have tried Many times to match torn off Heads to bodies and legs to torsos for identification purposes after a High Way Accident. I be seen Chil Dren torn to pieces in wrecks because a had to have that extra bit of Golden stimulant before he began that trip he should t have made. We can t ignore the consequences of Drunken driving. Drunken Drivers deserve no mercy. The Only Way we As policemen can Cope with the problem is to have Teeth in our Laws to Back us up. Instead of complaining about this new regulation Butler should Beusink his rank and influence on his subordinates to uphold should be proud of the police when they Stop a suspected intoxicated Driver administer the breath test and confirm his condition and remove a potential killer from our High ways. Having a Driver s License revoked is better than being tried for manslaughter and sent to jail. When people realize that Laws Are made to protect in Stead of deny to Correct in Stead of permit and to strengthen not weaken our society then we will live in better world. I am sure that a ride in amp squad car responding to the scene of a traffic Accident caused by Drunken driving would open your eyes. Sgt. . David l. Germany regarding drinking and driving i work on base in a Public place and am familiar with the problem. Most single gis Are lonely and give that As their reason for drinking. How often have translated letters they got from the insurance company after an Accident How Many have lost a Stripe because of an Accident How Many people have they put in the Hospital because they were so careless have you Ever tried talking drunk out of driving most of the time it is useless. When i go to the states Idon t expect to be exempt from the Laws there. Why should anyone expect that Here Heidemarie Wilhelm Ramstein Germany Stop and consider if by the police stopping mylar to see if i have been drink ing will help save the life fan innocent person i m for it. I Don t drink at All so i have nothing to hide it s people who think they Are privileged who feel it s alright for them to do anything. I say whack u to Drunken Drivers. If they need a drink they should stay Homo and indulge but keep them away fro the Drivers Seal. Mrs Barbara Germany this is in reply to the House wife who complained about having to travel five Miles tothe commissary. Complaints of this nature by dependents of military person Nel stationed abroad Are no uncommon. But if that poor housewife had stopped to thin of the countless other military personnel and dependents who have nothing even closely approximating her luxuries she would be better for the have been stationed in extreme Northern Scotland forbore than a year now and i have yet to hear my wife com Plain of our Lack of military facilities. Yet we live in local Economy housing grossly sub Standard by comparison wit government housing. For the first live months our hot waterway heated by a Coal fireplace. The nearest laundry facility dislocated at a radio station eight Miles from last seven months of her pregnancy my wife spent Here with Only one visit from a . Navy doctor who travelled fro London to fit us into his tight schedule. The nearest Large commissary and Exchange is located an eight hour driveway at Edzell. The Small Exchange and commissary Here is eight Miles from town an though they do a magnificent Job they simply do not Havethe facilities nor the personnel to carry in Stock anything Muchmore than the basics. We have no theater facilities no .school for the children no Hospital no dentist. Yet we Foci that we Are Lucky. So Madam i say Stop Stop and consider the other people in the armed forces who have Ita lot rougher than either you or i. Stop and thank yourself that at least your family is together. Ernie l. Scotland. We live 165 Miles fro the nearest military installation and must travel about fou hours to get there. This leaves us four hours to Complete our business and be ready for the return try to imagine travelling eight to nine hours on a Mili tary bus and shopping like crazy for four hours in one wonder if anyone can top this i doubt think our ladies Here de serve a medal. And to top it falloff we do not receive a Cost of living allowance care to Trade places with us Lucky ladies Here a Rimini Italy housewife where donation goes a recent is article about the forthcoming combined fed eral Campaign fund drive state that. The donation can be directed to the Benefit of anyone or More of the agencies according to the donor a Little further on the article states of the total the red Cross is to receive 40.6 percent the National health agencies 33.3 per cent and the International service agencies 26.1 per based on this information understand that my request to have my donation go to the specific organization i have designated will be ignored an the Money divided among the participating . Sgt. Thomas m. Leonard Ramstein German editor s note Neucom he authorities assure that contributor s donation designated for a particular Agency or agencies in the fund Campaign will go directly to that or those organizations the Don or chooses and will not go any where else or into any the percentages indicated in the Federal Campaign publicity represent the division for donations made where no particular recipient i s designated a eur com official explained. Old picture i Don t know if it was is up or the publicity depart ment of the new York jets but someone goofed in a big Way in Jan. 14 Issue of is. One of the picture captions tells of Jet coach Weeb Ewbank hugging Joe Namath after their upset Victory Over Baltimore and the picture shows Namath wearing a dark coloured Jersey. On the following pages Are couple of photos taken during the action of the game in which the jets Are wearing White jerseys. Don t think that i m a sore loser but i Hope it was the jets publicity department which re leased the photo. Spec. 4 Russell m. Mueller Frankfurt it was our goof. The editor used an old picture editor european edition it. Col. F. 8. Michael jr., Usan editor Liv chief Mert Procter managing editor Elmer d. Frank production manager Henry 8. Epstein circulation manager thl newspaper it an authorized publication of the department of defence foru.8, armed farce Over a. The Star and Stripe i put he a by tha cow Mander in chief . European command in support of the command internal information program of the department of Jefe note. Content of the Star and Stripe do not Neca Clarily reflect the official View of the . Government Orthe department of defence. The appearance of do play in thl new Pap a con. Cer Nung commercial publication Doe not Cenit Tuto an endorsement by the department of defence or any of it component. Military add refit the Star and Stripe Apo 09178. 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