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Political Phil alien or any other no Merit a Dur of me purchaser user or  obligation in a suspicious of the role that organizations like planned parenthood play in sex education a it receives More than $100 million a year from the Federal government and More than $200 million in private donations in order to Stem the tide on teen age pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Despite the Money spent on sex education sexual promiscuity and teen age pregnancy have not diminished. According to former education Secretary William Bennett More than half of All americans Young people will have had sex by age 17, More than 1 million teen age girls will have become pregnant each year and almost half of those under the age of 18. With teen pregnancy rates at an Al time High the 25 percent redaction in birth rates Between 1970 and 1984 is due to the doubling of the abortion rate with 400,000 teen age girls choosing abortion As a Means of birth control. Forty percent of All teen age girls will become pregnant by the age of 19. Despite All of this in for mation special interest groups continue to lobby Congress to spend even More Money on these questionable programs. As a Parent to be i would like to offer a few common a Csc solutions secure the involvement of parents in the sex c4-ucation process no one has greater influence on the behaviour of Young people. Teach kids to abstain from sex As they should from drugs or booze and that it can Lead to disease unwanted pregnancy and rejection. Our kids must be aught that they Are responsible for their actions. Remove in can tics for teens to become pregnant. Wisconsin gov. Tommy Thompson has implemented reforms in state welfare Laws that can reduce incentives for unwed teens to become pregnant such As freezing welfare benefits after the first child making those who have kids work and reducing welfare benefits to those who will not marry. Government should be an advocate of abstinence and not _ a provider of Money to those engaging in irresponsible behaviour. When my wife gives birth to our child i will Tell my child that there Are consequences to irresponsible behaviour As he or she grows older. As parents we must not allow the state or any other Sef appointed Saviour to weaken parental authority or responsibility in the educating of our children. A Elwood h. Weaver Iii sch Atzingen Germany. A aaa a destructive lifestyle i was surprised to read letters supporting plans to allow Gays in the military. Some stated there a nothing wrong with having a different sexual preference from heterosexuals. This anything goes attitude about sex disturbs me. One writer posed the question a a who a to say we re right and they re wrong a a this portrays people who Are opposed to homosexual rights As being another group that discriminates against minorities. Nothing is further from the truth. Throughout american history homosexuality was considered a crime. In colonial America it was punishable As a Capri Tal offence. Even Thomas Jefferson a Liberal thinker for his time spoke of homosexuality As being a disgraceful lifestyle. Unfortunately Many americans today done to have the common sense of Thomas Jefferson. There Are Only two reasons Why homosexuals have not caused problems in the military. They must remain a in the Dos Etc in order to remain in the military and they Are kicked out once they arc discovered. Many believe that Gay desires and activities done to go hand in hand. President elect Cintori said that a in the absence of some destructive behaviour Quot Gays should be allowed in the military. Yet Homosex-., Ual desires Lead Only to homosexual acts. Homosexuality is destructive behaviour that can Lead to disease arts Early death. Openly permitting Gays to serve in the military is a major step toward institutionalizing homosexuality in America it s neither Good for the health and morale of soldiers nor is it Wise on the part of americans to condone such a dangerous destructive lifestyle. A John Mccarthy Heidelberg Germany f. A its Aspin Aspin Aspin i waited a few Days to see if you would print a correction to the Mother of All stupid errors in your headline a Aspen for defense . 23. I think you should advertise in your help wanted Section for a proofreader because you print typographical errors misspellings and outrageous grammar daily. Otherwise you have a Fine paper. A a Frank j. Miccio Parma sons Germany editor s note a 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 include address and Telephone number Send 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. Let tors 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.joe Bob is. Ell Ericc once again i find myself grateful to the stars and stripes for putting Joe Bob Briggs on the same Page every sunday As that pompous windbag Linda Ellerbee. Not Only does he add a sense of comic Relief to her relentless politically Correct moralizing but he also stands for everything she hates which is Gratifying. I would really enjoy hearing How she feels about this situation. She would probably launch one of her grating holier than thou tirades. Then again the less she says the better. A Richard Marsland Darmstadt German predators in society this letter is in reference to the article about the gun ban petition being pushed by the parents of Yoshihiro Hattori maybe japanese done to need guns in the Home because their society values or morals Are better than ours or maybe they just  imagine taking a life in defense of their own. However in America we re unfortunate enough to have an element in society ill Call a predator in that they take advantage of the system to do others harm. Being armed is one Way quite possibly the most it festive Way of stopping this predator. Our Constitution guarantees us the right to keep and hear arms. That a reason enough to of n  january \ 2,3993 does any rational adult actually be Lieve that taking guns out of Homes and making them illegal will Stop crimes committed with firearms from occurring it sub Phil Smith Idar Ober Stcin a. A a thanks to car sales t would like to Send a thanks to the staff of the cafes military car sales operation at Rhein main a Germany. 1 ordered a new vehicle last summer and when i received the vehicle in the scheduled delivery time All went Well. The salesperson who handled my order was very professional and helpful with All of my questions. The salesperson was also interested enough to give me a Call two weeks after received my vehicle to make sure i was completely satisfied with the car. Lisa Ratliff \ Rhein main a Germany a. A a a. A everybody a military what is becoming of the world today with what i have been Reading in recent months it appears to me that social Toler acc is spiralling toward destruction. I will never join the military but since 1 am Here As a result of it i will make my statement and make it Clear. I done to know How Long i have lived under the delusion that the adult world the so called real one was a place of maturity. I see More maturity As i walk through the Halls at school and the classic definition would again hardly be fitting there it seems again that Many people do not realize homosexuality is not a Choice. A person does not Wake up in the morning. And just decide to become one. I ask the writer of a no Gays in my Navy a what he Means when he refers to the military As a a club that not everyone can  whose Navy is it whose Milt tary is it not that of the few select privileged individuals who feel that those who Are physically inferior in some Way do not belong. Isnit it the Peoples Mili. Tary and done to the people Nave the right to join that Sall the people not just those who Arentt homosexual. A Melaney poli Wurzburg Germany. A a a. Clinton major interface i would like to see an expert analytical comparison and psychological projection of How president elect Clinton and prime minister John major May politically interface and personally react toward each other. They could be quite different from past United states United kingdom relationships because or. Major allegedly directly aided or Bush a Campaign and the ideals of the . Democratic party probably. Conflict greatly with the United kingdoms governments principles. Or. Clinton evidently grew up on the other Side of the tracks Quot and knew Wanai it was like to be poor and where or major was a youngster his fathers income came from performing As a circus trapeze artist a Jerome s. Upshaw Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk England outraged at picture in a outraged military personnel Are to be professionals while stationed in Lia. I feel they Are the ones that Nee go a Aback to Boot  this deals u the front Page picture Jan. 1/2. I wonder if any actions were taken of that Soldier. A spec. Michael Jones