European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes Friday september 27, 1991n� ssh Fly Keipes european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker Georga Manee sports editor special sections editor to write us Apo 09211 -4211 or Postrach 11 14 37 d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,282, 226, 326. S pc its ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson. Building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-6659 or civilian 0471-88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Lynda Davidson. 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The Barracks is Way overcrowded and each room is hardly Large enough to accommodate one Soldier let alone two. After two years of living in Germany one does acquire a fair amount of personal items. Between having a Roommate and inadequate storage space Barracks rooms done to come with maids rooms or closet anyone inspecting our Home would consider it cluttered. Remember most single soldiers done to have a Choice but to live in the Barracks. While i appreciate the roof Over my head and the warm bed to sleep in i am tired of constantly being watched and inspected in my Home. After All How Many Homes of soldiers living in government or off Post housing do you see the first sergeant commander or battalion commander inspecting i done to know How Barracks life is for soldiers elsewhere but i think some respect for our Home is in order. A spec. Donna Stear Heidelberg Germany Bible has answer to the person who asked a when did god say that a if you what to know gods opinion on homosexuality Stop in the Chapel and pick up a Bible and read Leviticus 8 22 also Leviticus 20 13 Deuteronomy 22 5. A Walter Ford Stuttgart Germany a dynamite goes too far i am writing to you in the Hope of eliciting enough support for All nurses in the an broadcasting area to ban the radio advertisement for Doogie Hows or . One phrase is the culprit a something to the effect a the works with dynamite nurses a As a professional nurse i resent such a description As a a dynamite and All of its inherent sexual innuendos. You can Call me dynamic and you can Call me dedicated but done to Ever Call me dynamite because i will explode every time. A 1st it. Kathy Thornton Wiesbaden Germany a # calms fails the lest what has happened to americans values and priorities from the ongoing confirmation hearings of Robert Gates to head the world s most powerful intelligence Agency we have Learned two things a that he failed to follow up on suspected illegalities involving the Iran Contra scandal while he was the no. 2 Man at the Cia. A that he a was wrong about soviet intentions and abilities while he was the no. 2 Man at the Cia. He Felt so strongly about his opposition to Cia estimates on soviet intentions that he went Public with his opposition a a Radical action for such a High level Cia director. Do these errors a however human a draw criticism of his abilities to run the Cia no instead he is praised for his Candor. As sen. Dennis Deconcini d-ariz., said a what happened happened. And you admitted you made mistakes and i Admire that. I do not Admire Gates mistakes or his Candor and neither should any of you. If a battalion brigade executive officer heard of or knew of illegal activities within his battalion brigade and did not act on it would he be a a admired for admitting to his mistake much less promoted head be working for big-0 tires within a week. I Challenge voters to get off your Lazy apathetic Butts and Send telegrams to your senators. Tell them you support neither the confirmation of Robert Gates nor his representation of this country a increasing endorsement of mediocrity and incompetence. -1st it. Michael f. Houff Baum older Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.don�?Tt place blame this letter is addressed first to the airman who wrote a a done to sugarcoat history a and secondly to anyone who will take a somewhat More reasonable approach to what has become a verbal sparring Between those with culturally diverse backgrounds. To the recent writer i would like to say i agreed with his Points until he started to blame those social issues on a White  does not have to be Black to experience inequality and or oppression. It affects All people everywhere because of those who consider themselves above others and lesser than themselves. It is not right. But judge each person for their own merits and actions not As a group to put the blame on and this would Steih less of a hindrance to you. I wanted to address the other Issue which i feel puts Forth the opposite message for which it May be intended. A to shirt titled a a it a a Black thing you  understand that is worn quite frequently May be worn to bring attention to a social Issue which concerns us All. However i feel it causes a psychological Barrier to the viewer no May already be open minded to your cause if Given the Chance. It emits a sense of arrogance and hostility because you Are categorizing yourself and calling attention to the ignorance of others seeing you. We do understand. We feel the same outrage at Martin Luther King  death and the beating of Rodney King As you do. We Are All capable of contributing to a peaceful society where our Energy is directed toward resolving problems. Are you helping to promote Harmony or just trying to blame others a sgt. Kathryn a. Ybarra Kaiserslautern Germany prayer a personal Issue regarding the recent letters addressing a unwanted prayer the Issue is More Basic than individual desires regarding prayer and religion. Contrary to the opinion expressed m a recent letter from a minister the Issue is separation of Church and state. While there Are those who say that one can get up and leave an event or remain seated during an invocation if they choose soldiers can not leave a unit formation when they Are asked ordered to Bow their Heads in prayer. In recent years it has become common for changes of command in some Usa eur locations to be a religious experience. Soldiers standing the formation Are asked to Bow their Heads while chaplains ask gods Blessing on the unit the incoming and outgoing commanders their families Etc. Some chaplains address their ecumenical prayers Only to god. Most however Are very specific in addressing their prayers a in Jesus name and to a your lord Jesus  often a member of the unit gives the invocation. The result on one occasion was to give attendees the impression they were attending a revival meeting rather than a change of command ceremony. Unit achievements have been attributed not to Quality of training or the ability of the leaders hut to god in a variety of identities and to the effectiveness of prayer. The trend to include religion in official events permeates beyond the Parade ground. A Community chaplain dedicated our new Community Center created for All soldiers and their families a in the name of our lord Jesus  religion is a personal Issue that belongs in the Home in the Chapel and in those activities that Are primarily religious in nature. It has been determined that religion does not belong in the school. Neither does it belong in official . Army ceremonies on or off the Parade grounds. We. Field Parma sons Germany a let it a constitutional bigotry i am writing in reference to those who have written recently ridiculing those offended by prayers at military functions. Col. D. Davidson executive director of armed forces chaplains Board in a recent answer to a question in your readers action line concerning a 165-1, actually admitted that the chaplaincy service is a a constitutional because it supports a the free exercise of  As a constitutional Patriot i feel any time the words a a support and a a religion appears together in an attempt to justify Public funded religious practices then i View such explanations As either constitutional bigotry ignorance or hypocrisy. Col. Davidson also admitted that Christmas is a a legally observed in Public schools and other Public institutions because it is no longer a religious Holiday but is now a secular Holiday. Such an admission of the governments audacity to sidestep the Constitution by secular zing a religious Holiday should be alarming As Well As offensive to All citizens a especially christians not to mention non believers. After All at what Point or with what explanation will the chaplaincy permit or deny demonology chaplains to provide a a invocations at military functions or on the occasion of troop deployments should satanists expect a chaplain for their group also once again the question is not whether an atheist agnostic Muslim Christian jew Jehovah s witness mormon Buddhist wiccan new Ager or whatever has the right to sit stand or be excused during a prayer but whether such an invocation is anti constitutionally offensive to the particular minority in the audience. Remember the . Constitution and its foundation the Bill of rights is designed to protect the minority from the majority. A John . Briggs Nairn Borg Germany