European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes january 1981 Man of god by Elijah Cosier staff writer Germany Michael Moore Speaks with the animation of a Baptist his hands Supply the periods and question Marks for the words he More they punch exclamation Marks onto the desk top or into the amplifying the enthusiasm in his it was in this manner that the Baptist minister expressed in understatement his admiration for another Baptist preacher Martin Luther he was much More than just a loudmouthed he was More than just the greatest Black the 1st inf div Forward chaplain Here he was a Man of used of god at a time when few people were concerned about what was going army chaplains audiovisual explains the motivation behind Martin Luther King when Moore entered the army As a chaplain in he was and to see commemorative services for King treated As an ethnic he was also disturbed by the number of Young Black and who didst know who the Man although no one was naive enough to ask who he played Moore they did make some pretty wild some thought he was a others guessed Moore thought it tragic that the Man he compares to Moses was being brushed aside by Whites and forgotten by with that As the along with his feeling that those who remembered him saw King in a to limited perspective As a civil rights or As a he began a project he hoped would change that the project was a modest but a difficult one for who had no this easy Touse guide can help you make yourself understood in almost any situation in Austria or Switzerland German for travellers 1200 phrases 2000 useful words with pronunciation shown throughout available at most Steij bookstores knowledge of the technical Side of putting together a the tape would show the motivation behind the Man who changed the course of american Moore according to that motivation was a touch from in not trying to say that the Man was an Angel or a Moore what in saying is that Here was a Man touched by god who was open enough to listen to the Call of god in his his Moore was a biblical concern for the fall of the 18minute tape Moore produced does not aim to document Kings leadership in the Black civil rights Kings Moore was for he was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis where he was supporting striking sanitation work Moore said Kings greatness Lay in his ministry and said Hes listed in any reputable work on Moore praised Kings command of preaching the Content of his sermons was his delivery was Moore in he King lived his he changed society based on How he understood the scripture and How he understood what god wanted him to very similar to Moses in the old Testa Moore the Power of his ministry is the Point the tape tries to get Moore he said it Doest try to sidestep his involve ment in the civil rights Howe because that was an Extension of his on viewing the Moores admission that it is not professionally put together is hardly the video follows Kings with Blacka Edwhite still from the Early Days in Ala Bama to the March on to the fateful last few minutes on the Balcony of a Memphis the which Moore feels is the most important part of the is Power it opens with Johnny Cash most of the audio is the voice of delivering his sermons and some others rarely after viewing the one observer the words that awakened a nation to the needs and suffering of the Blacks and the poor still have the Power to Send chills up and Down the one no said it was the Best thing on King Hes Ever Moore has shown the tape publicly Only while stationed at fort this Hes setting up showings at the Goeppinger no and officers those who have seen the tape amplify Moores assessment that its nothing to sneeze even though Many dont grasp the theme he Moore feels he has done something that will play a Small part in keeping the memory of the modern Day Moses alive and in no finds some clubs Block equal Opportunity by Ann Keays staff writer Frankfurt a 3rd army div no says he has found perceptions about the military club system to be Stum bling blocks to equal Opportunity and that turnstile management has led to polarized clubs in some David Jeczala said he has com piled his ideas into a six Point briefing and is presenting it throughout in addition to the club systems prob Jeczala said he has identified five other major areas of discrimination in the army and feels that command ser Geant major involvement is the key to solv ing these equal Opportunity from medical is equal Opportunity no for the 3rd army he designed his six Points for the 12th annual equal Opportunity to Confer ence held in december at major Usa eur commands presented 11 seminars to the approximately 300 conferees and Jeczala Points were among topics we wanted to prepare sergeants major and command sergeants major for what they should be concerned about regarding to and the conference seminars were right in line with what weve he said six stumbling blocks to equal Opportunity in the army Are perceptions about the club systems sexually discriminatory treatment extremist organizations no no involvement with soldiers ineffectual to training at the Small Grunit level and uniform code of military jus Tice Ucma Jeczala said it is perceived that some club systems through their turn Stile management and entertainment by have led in some instances to polarized they need to get Back to meeting the needs of the soldiers and units before striving for a club May offer predominately country and soul or hard Rock and draw Only the guests who like that partic ular said then the club gets a reputation As one groups and this becomes a negative thing that leads to discrimination against other he said studies show that after criminal acts near a other groups feel threat ened and Are afraid to go there or Are told to stay away by their leadership is responsible for providing a secure and Worth while environment for All of our he when we find sexually discriminatory treatment and it Fol lows we Are not meeting that this behaviour from Soldier to Soldier does not allow us to be fully extremist and racist organizations came under scrutiny at Garmisch in a Confer ence seminar sponsored by Vii officials said there has been a marked in crease of activity by the Kun flux klan and similar groups in the past 18 months in Jeczala said he also found evidence of and that it threatens to no no involvement with lower rank ing soldiers is also a stumbling Block to to said cos from com Mand sergeants major on Down must be aware of the and through their be Havior and leadership style pass their awareness on to All he to must be institutionalized into our daily Jeczala involve ment and training especially by com Mand sergeants major is the key now to starting the solution a disparity exists in Ucma disciplinary actions because minority soldiers come in for a higher percentage of Jeczala but cos can prevent so much of this if they take Quick action and dont let soldiers hang in All these if we experience the its not but army he the whole military is All about readiness and you cant have that if people dont have equal who has a social psychology attended the defense equal Opportunity management Institute at Patrick he entered the army eight years ago As a Supply but has been in the to program since