European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor thursday december 24, 1992 european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Tuby acting City editor George Manes special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer. Steve scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone Dan 489-6585 or civilian 0631 -52104 Tel fax 0631 -50696. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Tor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sax. National Ong age. Marital Stai us physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merrt Factor of the purchaser user or  moving Here a a Fine example of How the . Taxpayer fools the Bill. During the draw Down at Torrejon Spain my husband received orders to Chicres Belgium. We were diverted to Hahn a Germany. Yes the same Hahn that a closing in september 1993. My husband tried to be a a diverted again but his Squadron at Hahn refused to release him because they were a critically  we finally accepted we would be moving again in 11-12 months. Our Only Consolation was that we Learned Hahn had new housing units. After our August arrival. We Learned we were not eligible for the new units because my husband s reassignment Date was t expected to be beyond june 1993, Only those with a reassignment Date beyond that time can move into Sohrn. There Are units not yet completed and others sitting vacant. Why spend an incredible amount of Money to build new housing if people Arentt going to be Able to move into them come March 1993, Well move again to allocated units furnished with Loaner furniture until our departure because the base housing we Are in must be vacated then i guess Well move to our next base. I realize military life consists of frequent moves however senseless moving at the expense of the taxpayer is inexcusable. Two moves in less than a year must Cost a Small Fortune. No wonder civilians complain about military spending. Who else would spend a Fortune on new housing that wont be used to its full potential a Donna Rodrigue Hahn a German keeping up to Date the latest edition of the Usa eur command Telephone directory Pam 2518, dated 1989-90, refers repeatedly to the  no mention of  i believe we would All change Over to a a Dan Quot More quickly if officials would see to the distribution of an updated directory. We could use one. A Lloyd Hagen Nurnberg German the Price of change 1 fully agree with recent letters that have stated a ban on abortion would be a a religious  christians have a Long history of imposing their View of right and wrong on the cultures they Contact. Christian missionaries eliminated human sacrifice in Northern Europe and in other parts of the world and Christian governors of the British Empire in India ended the practice of Immo lating a dead Many a living wife at his funeral. Protestants after the reformation put an end to the use of torture in Legal inquiries a practice dating Back to the roman Empire. Fundamentalists such As John Newton and Harriet Beecher Stowe stirred up christians to demand slavery Send. At the beginning of this Century the famous creationist William Jennings Bryan brought about Laws preventing use of children in workhouses at a time when Law and Industry Felt parents had a right to do what they wanted with their  this is indeed the question before America today. Will we repudiate the Christian basis of ethics that has dominated the Legal scene for the last two centuries if so we have no reason to expect that the above practices will not return. This May seem like scare tactics but 10 years ago  lifers warned that infanticide and doctor assisted suicide would soon follow. Who would have thought 10 years ago the homosexual lobby would openly advocate sex with children As they do now who would have thought we would see footage of actual deaths on prime time television so called a snuff video a As we do now americans currently kill at least 10,000 babies a year in the last three months of pregnancy. One May argue about zygotes and eggs in the first week or so but that statistic alone is a horrendous crime and you and i know it. We just close our eyes turn our backs on Jesus and walk into the darkness. A or. David Snock j1 Stuttgart German editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints 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 signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A a a 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.season�?Ts greetings on the occasion of Christmas we would like to Send you the compliments of the season. Mohammedans hold the Celebration of the birth of a messenger of god name Moise or Mahomed and we offer him our deep veneration. We wish you the Best for the new year of 1993, hoping that it will bring you Luck and happiness that it will be marked by peace All Over the world and that god May answer our prayer by the Promise of the Bible and the gospel. A la uni Abdel Hak first Council of the moroccan Community Darmstadt German Jesus deserves better Jesus is the reason for the season. When i was in school that was common knowledge. We also Learned it at Church and at Home. As a nation founded on religious Freedom and Jude Christian Laws and ethics this was part of our heritage. In other countries people could not openly share their beliefs nor did they have Freedom of speech. But America was different. We Sang songs about our Faith in school music programs and put on Christmas plays. Kids loved this season because it made us think of others of giving and yes even of Jesus. We lived in a Community where there were no other religions represented which made for Harmony and Unity. Today in Dodds schools teachers and principals Bend Over backward to totally negate our Christian roots. They Lack the Backbone to even refer to Christmas on the school Calendar. Its now a Winter  Only christians Are discriminated against in our schools. Its a a cools to talk about hanukkah or the beliefs of islam. But Dodds educators panic at the thought of explaining Christian beliefs anti Christian Bias i want my son to hear that Jesus is the reason for the season a not Santa. Can to we give christians equal time in school a Jutta hypes Frankfurt German reflective society this is in response to the Many letters published on dec. 4 addressing homosexuals in the military. The question of allowing homosexuals in the military in this Day and age cannot be decided by morality. Society consists of homosexuals and heterosexuals. We protect the rights and freedoms of All americans regardless of their sexual preference. The Constitution does not make such distinctions Why then should we those of you who believe homosexuals should not be in the military because it is immoral must ensure that every adulterer atheist and child spouse abuser is also forced and kept out of the military. We Are not a Puritan society but a reflective one. Judge not lest be be judged yourself. A Sharon l. Whitehouse san Vito Italy limits needed As a woman and an african american i take offence at the constant linkage of our suffrage to that of the a oppressed minority of homosexuals. Gay rights groups Are constantly comparing their fight to legitimize alternate lifestyles to the struggle for Equality by women and minorities. Sexual behaviour no matter How natural it feels is something you choose. There Are people who choose to be celibate promiscuous monogamous and Infin Tum. Homosexual behaviour is an acquired taste. Therefore the perceived oppression is self inflicted. Sure i know homosexuals make up an appreciable part of our armed forces and do a Good Job too there Are also a great Many adulterers. But for the Sake of morality yes there a that word people just done to like we have to have limits to what is acceptable. I was born Black i was bom female. Thank god i never chose to Experiment with alternative sexual lifestyles. Done to put women and minorities in the same category with people who love perversion a Katherine p. Williams Heidelberg German suicide no laughing matter on dec. 13, i went to the Lan Stuhl Christian Bookstore looking for a Book with spiritual guidance concerning suicide. As i walked in a Man asked if he could be of assistance. I said he could and asked him if the store carried any books on suicide. He replied and 1 quote a a How to Book a Well i was appalled. In a angered at the Way society treats suicide and especially the ignorance in that Many a question. Suicide is not something to joke about. Its a desperate attempt to end the pain of the victim and its a living hell for the survivors left behind. Depression runs in my family and Only because of my Faith in Jesus Christ am 1 Here today. Others Are not As open to his presence and the Power of prayer. My father was one of them. He committed suicide last month. Done to have pity on me just think twice before speaking. A Tammy e. Fidler bad Kreuz Nach Germany