European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12letters to the editor saturday june 11,1994 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher nows editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manet City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37. 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416to 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, 32t, 221, features ext. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph own room 117, Fri Norstr 104, 03120 Hal Dulberg car 419, son 1310, afo a 09102 tale phone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 00221-23421 Tel fax 00221-27239. Kaiserslautern Germany Kovlan Dougherty. John. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication in Ciul ing inserts or supplements tines not cons tulo endorsement by the department of or the stars and stripes of the products or services advert, it straight i am amazed by the misuse of the phrase Quot separation of Church and this phrase is commonly used to suppress any reference to god within the confines of anything government related. The american government was founded upon Jude Christian ideals. Our Laws Are based upon Jude Christian ethics. The pledge of allegiance refers to a one nation under god. A the examples of Christian religion in our government reflect that America was founded upon an acceptance of Church within the government. Therefore the restriction placed on government and Church involvement must have another meaning. Our founding fathers departed the British Empire primarily due to the corruption of the Church by the government. The Church no longer served the will of god. The Church was serving the wishes of the English King. Look at what happened to Russia. Communism suppressed restricted and exiled god and religion from the land its government and Laws. The countries that comprised the former soviet Union were devastated by the atheistic government that ruled. This is what the misused phrase of Quot separation of Church and state Quot will earn America in a few More years. Just look at the effect of moral decay on our own streets. There Are regulations proposed that will make references to god or religion illegal within the Federal workplace a workplace plan fuels fear about a religion free zones a May 21what next Laws relegating the practice of religion to Back rooms and cellars the government is not authorized to Tell us where when and How to respect god Freedom of religion or suppress the expression of our belief where and when we want Freedom of speech. The government May not restrict the belief of god or the practice of his worship by Law. This is a separation of Church and a sgt Anthony j. Thompson Volkel a Netherlands f editors note j we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a Tetter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dalty on this Page. All tetters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference la Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax 06155-601-463, Dan 3480463.�?~greatness of american Isnit it wonderful How everyone is contributing to make the 50th anniversary Celebration of a Day so momentous i am referring to the letter from Stuttgart a an cafes Book burning a in the sunday letters it is a Clear reminder that without the Book bonfires that occurred in the writers neighbourhood almost 60 years ago a Day could not have happened. N truth it would probably not even have been necessary. Forgive me. 1 had no intention of slighting the equally excellent letter Quot Bookstore there could not possibly be Book burnings unless censorship had first reared its truly ugly head. Righteous censorship to be sure represents truth and decency. We All do remember done to we the religious purity for which Adolf Hitler strive indeed were it not for nazi censorship in the name of Quot religious cleansing a june 6 would be just another Day. We be had enough bonfires in Germany enough censorship and Book burnings to last us All a lifetime. The american Way of Freedom of speech and Freedom of the press Are fundamental parts of the greatness of America. Lets All take care to make sure they remain available to All americans even those disgusting so and sos who like adult magazines. A Kenneth e. Kaplan Lan Stuhl Germany gender Bender serve although i have seen a number of articles in the stars and stripes Worth commenting on i have never done so. Even when a commanders wife stated the discussion was about some social group with officer and enlisted wife members that it was not the rank of the wife but rather her age that made the. Whatever. I be been in and attended Many promotion ceremonies. It was always my impression that the service member was the one to pin on the new rank. I suppose it is possible for the rank to accidentally slip during the process and end up on the wrong person but when i read the following statement in the stars and stripes i was shocked into writing Quot Gabriela Sabatini grimaces As he awaits serve from Silvia Farina who won their French open match being the Only publication for us overseas i know this paper is accurate. I feel so ashamed. Before this article while driving to and from the office i would Al. Most run off the Road when i passed a bus Stop with Quot his Quot perfume1 advertisement and picture. Please done to do any articles about Steffi Graf there a no Way on Earth that i could take the same news about her. A Larry Holbrook Gouda Netherlands commentary scratch these wimps from a Day lineup Ever since George f. Will exclaimed in his 1990 baseball adoration Book men at work that baseball players today Are better than those of yesterday i have been wondering at what at being injured i suppose. Whenever i read or hear of a baseball player going on the disabled list because he stubbed his toe or worse a has a Groin injury a i worry for the future of the sport. Marge Schott May have her silly notions about players wearing earrings but my phobia about them has to do with injuries a minor and imagined. Major league baseball players Don t play Hurt. Remember when you were a Little kid and Cut yourself playing Mommy came out kissed the boo boo wrapped a band Aid around it and sent you Back out to play. And you went. If you Are a major league baseball player of today the boo boo takes on massive Gorlion. You done to necessarily go out to play. In baseball a scratch Strain or pull often is occasion for 15 Days on the disabled list. With rare exception such As Cal Ripken jr., baseball today is Rife with men in their prime earning millions of dollars for being anywhere from mediocre to Good who seemingly Are physically unable to play nine innings of a game that is seemingly a Patty cake game compared with other sports. One baseball team has three players out with boo Boos on their toes. Everywhere around both leagues players get a cramp or a muscle pull and they Are gone for half a season. The daily list of players on the disabled list is far longer than the daily list of players who hit Home runs or actually pitched nine innings. Compare that with a hockey player. In the National hockey league a player if i Howard Kleinberg gets his Eyebrow split open skates off to the locker room for six or seven minutes takes five stitches and is Back on the ice ready and willing to play. A baseball player probably would lose three or four weeks to that. The other Day while watching to i saw a hockey player slammed heavily into the boards curing a fierce Stanley cup game. He Lay on the ice for maybe 30 seconds flexed his shoulder gof up sought to take a poke at the Guy who slammed him into the boards and continued with the game. The following night also on to i saw a baseball player go to the padded Wall to catch a Fly Ball slam into it and stand there rotating his shoulder until a base bal style Rescue squad reached him. One would think the player was fatally wounded. Eventually he displayed great courage and consented to remain in the game a for the time being. Applause from the fans adoration from Little kids. Rave reviews from theater critics perhaps an Oscar in the offing. Tell me whom would you rather have had in your platoon had you been in the invasion a baseball player or a hockey player. To Cox Newa service let me 1eiu you folks. Coming out has been a real education 1 never preamp How Harp to is for. A any to function Indus society Quot a it Wasny always thus. Tonight 1 want 70 discuss a new Book that provides proof that for hundreds of. Years Homo 5exuauty was so accepted that the Catholic Church performed a y Marfa 60s it How to reconcile this with our Trautt Lynal american idea of family a 6000 question to put to tonight guest Anix pet on family values
