European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 14 letters to the editor saturday. February 27.1993 european edition col oen6 e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah aether news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cosby City editor George Manea special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 Orost Facell 1437 � 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus to Eidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, to Mettr. 104, w-6900 Heidelberg car 419. Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. 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Everything advertised in to publication than be made available in a Ichaso. Uie or patronage without regard to race color religion Tux National origin age marital that a. Phys local Handicap pol Nical affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Too loud is illegal Wake up and smell the roses. Not Only is it rude selfish and  it s a. Law. What am i talking about loud music. The 98th area support group Vii Irmburg adopted an old Vii corp regulation that prohibits the playing of televisions radios and stereos loud enough to be heard outside of your apartment or within another apartment. The German quiet Laws arc not an excuse they apply to Dis washing vacuum cleaning showering doing laundry Etc. Playing music or television loud is forbid Den by Law 24 hours a Day. Violation of these rules can mean termination of quarters and or judicial punishment. German authorities can Issue heavy fines and confiscate your property. So if an my shows up at your door and tells you to turn Down the music do it. Nathan a. Grcar Schweinfurt Germany no enjoyment of warfare in the letter Gays reduce the risk of War feb. 8the author insinuates that military leaders in the armed forces enjoy warfare. Military leaders Are the ones who make the decisions in which thou Sands of lives Are at stake. I Don t see any enjoyment in making these decisions. Our . Military leaders Don t bring on. The War they just finish them. The author also insinuates that All Gays arc peaceful and Loving people. Just be cause you arc Gay does t mean that you Are peaceful and Loving. Many of the Seri Al killers in the United states have been pay. But if Gays Are so peaceful and Lov ing in t that another reason to keep them out of the military if you Are peaceful and Loving in War you re dead. Finally allowing Gays in the military will not reduce the risk of War because the president makes that decision and the military follows. This is not the old soviet Union where the military makes All the decisions. No allowing Gays in the military will not prevent a War but it Giay change the outcome. Lance  even d. Arts Cir Rota Spain decline in moral fiber the decline of America s moral fiber i evident to anyone studying our social his tory since the late 1950s. The first step that started our journey to moral decay was allowing prayer and teaching the difference Between right and wrong to be taken out of the schools. With the Only Chance for Many Chil Dren to learn morals removed they were opened up for programming by an Crackpot group to come along. As a result our schools have turned out two generations of moral illiterates. We now have teen gang wars tee Devil worship and suicides while the first generation is involved in White Collar crimes like the savings and loan scandal and holding up convenience stores. Moral responsibility has degenerate to do your own thing if it feels Good do it and the me  perversion is called an alter Nate lifestyle and Given political clout by so called Christian leaders instead of being seen for what it is a mental dysfunction and Given treatment. Thus this disease has been allowed to spread to children that would have grown up Normal had they not been molested atan Early age. At the end of time America will be so weak that she can offer no resistance to the final dictator. We will be slaves like the rest of the world due to a weak military and Rotten society. Tech. Sgt. Jack Hon sly Rhein main a Germany. R � differing views of god How refreshing to see the article Many resist imagining the feminine aspect of god feb. 6. I commend your Effort to bring a Dif Ference of opinion to the religion  though the article was Christian based thank you for recognizing that no everyone sees god the same Way. Broad ening your focus to include those of other beliefs will Only help increase tolerance and understanding. As a person who sees the spiritual divine in a feminine form i have Felt excluded since our recent move to  i attend a Public forum inevitably the invocation Given by the chaplain includes our father lord  the Chapel programs at our base arc All male oriented. In an Era when the military is considering Gay chaplains it there an Hope they will consider Pagan chaplains Nancy White bad Kreuz Nach Germany anyone for Cricket i have been in Germany for about four months now. I enjoy Reading the stars and stripes. You Are All doing a great  would like to know if it is possible in the sports Section that there could be a article or scores about Cricket there Are Many soldiers from other countries that Are serving on peacekeeping missions with . Troops that follow this sport countries like England Australia and Canada to name a few. Thank you All and once again you reall doing a great Job. Keep up the Good . Imtiaz Baksh Heidelberg Germany obligation to animals after Reading yet another letter critical of the organization people for the ethical treatment of animals Petai Felt compelled to comment. First i disagree with the writer s statement that pet wants to. Ban animal use  rather it advocates that animals retreated with dignity and respect. Second i must take exception to the writer s comment that. Most lab Ani Mals live better than the homeless on our City streets and the poor in our  this comparison is absurd. Homeless or poor people Are not forced to suffer the agony of vivisection nor Are they con fined against their wishes in cramped uncomfortable cages. Neither Are the forced to suffer cruel experimentation or endure purposefully inflicted head injuries so that a scientist can study the Resul Tant damage to their brain. Finally and perhaps most important object to the writer s belief that human beings should have More rights than a animal. Because humans supposedly pos sess a higher degree of intelligence do snot give us the right to use animals in any Way we see fit. If we Are indeed the mos highly developed species on the planet then we have a moral obligation to Takecare of lesser developed species. It s ironic that the writer of this letter is a woman. It was not that Long ago when efforts toward achieving Equality for women were considered preposterous and viewed with the same degree of con tempt that is so manifestly displayed in her letter. I am not arguing that animals Are a smart As humans or advocating completely equal treatment of animals and human beings. Rather i feel that animals should be treated As humanely and with As much dignity As we would afford any other sen Tient being. It s not whether animals cantal or reason but that they can suffer and feel pain. We have a moral Obliga Tion to ensure that animals Are treated ethically that is the Crux of Peta position. Kenneth  Raf Chicksands England Cabinet not like Public president Clinton promised to make the choices for his Cabinet look like a Cross Section of the american , 9/14 of these Are millionaires and 10/14 Are lawyers. This is not a Cross Sec Tion of America and should not be paraded As such by the president or the leftist Media of America. The democratic party always claim Tobe the party of the working class but this is another illusion and broken Campaign Promise. How much longer will those broken promises keep going on forty three percent of the population voted for Clinton and listened to his promises. Asfor me i la wait until 1996 to see if the Nightmare is Over. Jeffrey t. Hook Frankfurt Germany Baird not above Law i have read an abundance of commen tary by the columnist in the stars and stapes rambling about what an excellent attorney general Zoe Baird would have been irrespective of the illegal alien controversy. Apparently Congress was willing to confirm her but Joe Public would have none of it. The people Are standing up and saying nobody is above the Law anymore. Reginald m. Clark Stuttgart Germany i editor s note utters from readers expressing their View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter toners so that More can be published in a timely manner. Utters should include address and Telephone number. Send to utters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. You Cohz goop,2-Manfwu. Got a a enough stash to Keffus in 0roh1h-Ipz for. Years r Cav & to 1e