European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 saturday november 7,1992letters to the editor the Buff my cd ton col gent e. Town 86 no Usan commander pub rivet Bernard k Zovistoski editor news and editorial by Wetter european editor web Oral Wither Rauf Corby new editor acting City editor male lir Csorgo Mimi sports editor special sections editor to write us unit 29460 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 346-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,282,226,326. Sports ext. 225,269, 263, 332,321, 221. Features ext. 230,245.341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education a cml Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany of Van Dougherty John Bohmer Steve scholar bunding 2899. Sputum Barrack Apo a 09227-9717 Telephone ets 499-6565 or civilian 0631-52104 Meta 0631-80699. 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Physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Get lost gripes i am writing about a problem my family and i face at rap Lakenheath England. We love being Here. We re a family of five and rank of e-4, and without the air Force we would never be Able to visit London and vacation in France what a great life we have because my husband was Lucky enough to get stationed Here. On the flip there Are More than we need of unhappy Active duty members at Lakenheath. Sometimes i feel As if unhappy people arc dropped off Here by the busloads at the front Gate. So i would like to ask if anyone else is unhappy no matter what Good things life brings you do me a favor and take the United kingdom off your dream Sheet today. A Darlene Olona Raf Lakenheath England a a abortion not personal in response to a abortion is personal Issue Quot oct. 10i must say this writer needs to get his or her head out of the Clouds. The writers last statement Quot its an individual Choice that the individual has to live with Quot is a Bunch of Malarkey. How Many of us know someone who had an abortion my heart nearly broke when a close family member went ahead with her abortion after polling everyone in the family whether or not to have one. Then she was sick As a dog after having this Quot service Quot performed at a reputable clinic. I also held hands with a dying elderly woman who was afraid of the night Ana falling asleep. As a nurse s aide Ive seen much but not the fear that radiated from her face when she told me shed had an abortion when she was Young and now Quot they Quot were going to take her to hell. Her family never knew. Anyone who has Ever known someone contemplating an abortion is sucked into the emotional roller coaster. Individuals might think they Are the Only ones who live with their decision but its not True. A Kristine Banc Vinto Frankfurt Germany a a its not a Choice the purpose of a Law is to protect people who cannot protect themselves. Car seat Laws protect kids and even though none of us can imagine a Parent wanting his or her child Hurt it happens and so there a a Law. I believe there should be Laws to protect Sunbom children since they can to protect themselves. So 1 speak out and support realistic approaches to accomplish this. What do we Quot immoral Quot anti abortion activists do with our Money and time try the time and Money it took to become stateside licensed Foster parents. We do take unwanted children into our Home. We have had a sexually abused child a drug baby and the homeless. We have close friends who have fostered drug babies and even friends who have adopted an abandoned baby and a Little girl who is his positive on abortion being a woman a Choice i believe my Choice begins with consenting not rape to sex and ends with the Conception of life. After that there Are other choices that can be made. There Are Many organizations who take unwed mothers into Homes and help with education and parenting training. Many of us become Foster parents or adopt children and would love to do More of it. You want real Quot immoral Quot behaviour to Deal with try a Legal system that keeps children tied up for years in court action instead of placement in Loving Homes. The Choice to be personally accountable for our actions and to see through to the end All the responsibilities is the Only moral Choice 1 Beli Gye we have. In the Case of an in wants pregnancy its devastating but not Worth a death especially since it s not the death of the Mother but that of the baby. I done to see abortion As her Choice at All. A Kathy von Der Hoff Ramstein a Germany a editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit tetters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be. Published in a timely manner. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. 000 letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Weeks away. I suggest the writer pick up a copy of the an answer Book an Europe command information Booklet 1-90, available at his local army Community service office or Public affairs office. A spec George e. Murchison so Halbisch Hall Germany a a b an violating Constitution enough already. I do not understand All of the reaction to the criticism of Afna a religious programming. I be wondered How an can get away with religious programming Ever since i arrived in Europe. It seems to me that since an is run by the armed forces As a Section of our Federal government religious programming would violate the . Constitution regarding separation of Church and state. 1 have one other Point to make about the religious programs on an. Not everyone in the military is a Christian. I know service members who Are jewish Muslim and native american. If an is going to show religious programs they should show programs for non christians As Well or show no religious broadcasts of any kind. A Nisha Martin Erle see Germany foes provide help id like to respond to Quot abortion foes immoral Quot oct. 12. First of All Many  lifers provide vital truthful information to these a innocent women Quot on what really happens when they have an abortion. I worked in a crisis pregnancy Center for Over a year and saw Many girls and women who were lied to in abortion clinics. They were told its a Blob a mass of tissue it does no to feel anything. All lies. Many of these women had abortions based on these lies and were devastated when they Learned the truth about unborn babies. They weren to Given the Chance to make a Choice based on the facts but were misled by people out for Money. Yes we provide help in finding Homes for babies but More often we ended up helping the Mother because Fie chose to keep her baby. We helped with clothing food and formula. And if we could t help with something we found someone who could. As to questions about the homeless and orphaned they Are not just  lifers responsibility but everyone a responsibility however we were helping everyone who came to our door. So if protecting innocent babies who have no voice for themselves or providing the truth to women during a crisis pregnancy or offering Aid to those same women is Quot immoral maybe the writer needs to look on the other Side of the Fence and see what the  abortion people Are doing with the Money they make aiding and abetting the murder of thousands of innocent babies every year. After All the real Issue for  abortion activists is not a woman a Freedom of Choice but How much Money they will lose when Roe is. Wade is overturned. Kim Black Rhein main a Germany a Lay off an this is written in response to Quot tired of religion on tvs sept 29. Lets not forget about those individuals who Are hospitalized and can to attend services. There Are viewers who just might appreciate the Small amount of religious programming that an is Able to offer its viewers. Its not that in a real religious myself but Why Knock what others enjoy the author went on to condemn Afna a selection of movies. Of the 50 movies being aired during october 30 were made m the 1970s or later mostly the �?T80s. The writer said there a no election coverage. The last time i checked my Calendar the elections were still several an advocates religion recent letters favouring religious broadcasting on an missed the Point which is not whether some people like these spots. The fact is that an an Agency of the Federal government is advocating religion which is illegal. An might get by with the broadcasts of actual religious services by claiming that they represent a service to the viewers even though 60 percent of Afna a viewers dislike these programs by their own figures. However the gratuitous exhortations to attend Church and to believe in some sort of god and the discrimination against those who choose not to Are offensive and certainly illegal. A Frank d. Kurschner Heidelberg Germany a passport discrimination in a writing in response to your article Quot a Only germans the waitress said a oct. 21. I applaud is. Hagansh efforts to expose such a problem but careful examination must be applied to her comments. Is. Hagans was not the victim of discrimination due to her skin color but her nationality. My wife and a who Are both caucasian encountered the same treatment at the Das card am Kana pee when we attempted to patronize the establishment. I do not agree with the fact that the owner May exclude customers who do not fit his expectation of the Model human especially when Marks can be spent just As Well by anyone not just germans. We must remember that we Are Only visitors in this country As we know this would not Fly in the Good of .a. I do sympathize with is. Hagans but i frown on her Assumption that this was a racial Issue. Racial tension runs rampant without adding to it by claiming racial discrimination under false pretences a spec William Chapman Kitzinger Germany c pen pals a i m 34 years old and Spaak alight German and Freni i m looking for american pen pile anywhere in the Woric love to trave go to the theater and take my Springer spot let Tor walks. A Julie Kendall 58 Lea sow drive Edgleston Birmingham Bis 2sw England i m 19 years old and want pen pals from All Over i world. I speak French English Kalian German. Lepane and russian. I like nature football languages. Want no i ters and listening to the radio. Atef Sadiri. P o. Box 109 Shenin Gabos 6041 Tunisia