European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 readers respond to article on Censo i m writing in response to the article titled at tempt to censor ideas in schools cited. 1 would like the address of and organization that fights men cent ship. Ave read the diary of Anne Frank the wizard of of Alice in wonderland and Romeo and Juli. Al 1 was involved in a drug awareness program and sex education class in High be seen definition of dirty words in the Colleg dictionary. I be studied the theory of evolution nude works of Art world history and foreign language an culture. I also listen to Rock v Roll music As Well As j country and classical. 1 do not feet thai my moral Standard were manipulated by the school system. I do feel that i experienced a wide Range of ideas and opinions and pm very thank Ful that my parents had he Opett minded Nett to not restrict my education. After having taught me their own values beliefs Ando pinks my Parent show de me respect As an individual by allowing me to make my own choices. At t Iwuh i am not Carbon copy of my parents even though i still retain the majority of their beliefs. We can discuss our differences of opinion like adults and they never refuse to hear me out because 1 do not agree with them. People like Phyllis Schlafly. Beverly Lahaye and Here fat Robertson Are narrow minded and apparently insecure about the strength of their moral beliefs. If they Fet that their beliefs and opinions were Strong they would not find it necessary to attack those of other people. There is no right or wrong opinion just As there Isno right or wrong religion or government. Parents should Slop attacking Etc school system an spend More time with their children talking to them not at them. They Are people not empty sponges to refilled up with "proper1 beliefs. Give them some credit they Are not As easily manipulated As some people tend to think. Has anyone asked them How they feel about censorship in school can Lei Haydn. It Obadin Germany. The article strikes me As straight out of the tired old Bias of the religious right bogeymen casting its spectral Shadow. Once again the Good Guys Are the people for the american the bad Guys Are the Eagle forum concerned women for America the National Lega foundation and the National association of Christian educators. Poppycock the fact of the matter is that these latter Organiza Tion Are Only responding to the censorship and manipulation that has become pervasive in american Educa Tion and the Media during the Pait 40 Yean. In our schools the main thrusts have been to systematically exclude from the school program concern with addressing the spiritual Domain of Fife an out of hand rejection of consideration of the action of a Cre Ator Ood As a viable basis for understanding the natural world and the exclusion from libraries an literature curriculum of books with decided slants toward traditional moral values. On the other hand these same censors a Flatt w a nip Ealing our children s moral Standard by a auricular and Library literature of occult horror and sexually oriented materials which encourage a world View of moral neutralise and contribute to the development of increasingly hedonistic mind sets in our children. Robertson Schlafly Simond and Othen speak Formant in asking that Public education and the Media do a better Job of reflecting the values of the population they serve. The plea is for balance in our Curnc Luciand common sense in developing sound Metal values in our youngsters. It is Only right for instance that objections be raised rolex education curriculum which have become exercises in How to iday it Safe and do your thing White rates of promiscuity pregnancy and abortion soar. The manipulation of children s moral Giying if by school curricular learning activities is simply unacceptable. The systematic exclusion of the spiritual realm from our children s school education is also unacceptable. What the school excludes from the education pro Gram is in Many ways As important As what it sane Lions for inclusion a a Dodds educator of 26 Yean and president of he association of Christian educators in Usa eur i applaud the efforts of the increasing number of those including Pope John Paul ii by the Way. Who Are stand ing against the establishment of the religion of secular humanism in our society and its being foisted upon usand our children by often Well meaning education its in our schools and the Media. ? it scares me that if Phyllis Schlafly and her Witch Hunters have their Way they la be Banning books and video material they find objectionable simply became it does t reflect their own views. By the Way who appointed them lord and master of what we should read and View they Are about to set us Back 100 years. If they getaway with ibis what s next they should Stop viewing the world through Rose coloured glasses and get in touch with reality before it s too late. Before you know in they la want television cameras in our Homes to make sure we comply with their policy concerning censorship. Feel Luif 1984-plus. Spec 4 Chafa n. Hargitt 1 recently finished writing an 80-Page diploma paper on Nathaniel Hawthorne s novel the Scarlet letter As i put Down the pen i thought to myself not forthe first Lime what t Blessing it is hat the intolerant society described in that novel exists Only in thai today we can All be True to our nature and express our ideas freely. However a few Days later i read the article at tempts to censor ideas in schools cited which filled me with cold terror and made me question the Validity of my aforementioned thoughts. If the religious right cent its Way a kind of Scarlet letter will soon Blaze Forth on Many a bosom or on Many a personal data Sheet the modern equivalent and those Scarlet letters will Tell All the world that the wearers Are people who have committed the Taro Cious crimes of being and of having dared to express ideas that differ front those of the rulers no wonder the fundamentalists stay overseas Bodlos Temoney. 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