European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor saturday july 2, 1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan a comr Andar publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial debt r a Absher n is editor Btl i Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manes City editor to write us unit 29480. A a Aro a 03211 a or Postrach 11 14 37 a. A a a64273 Darmstadt Germany v news Tel fax 06165-601416 to Call 05 dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows a news ext 237,255, 282, 225,326 a sports ext 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221, a features ext 230, 245,.-341. A letters to editor ext 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326, news bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Oxton room .117, Quot mdmorstr., 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. -. 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Does not constitute endorse Mem by the Depa Tameni of defense or the stars  Smons of the products or services advertised. Concern Over theory regarding a Book comic cause stir Over Gays june 11v concerning a claim that the Church had originally condoned Gay relationships and about this theme in a comic strip this incident should cause some concern. This theory advanced by one professor and discounted by other scholars is characterized in the comic strip As a proof that the Church used to Sanction a a Gay  the creator of the strip Garry Trudeau must be rather credulous judging Liat he considers to. Be a a proof of a theory. Unfortunately this person Yale University history professor John Boswell May have an. Effect on opinion if no one questions his assertion. I believe that this same person would ignore the extensive evidence supporting biblical history. An honest evaluation of it would raise too Many uncomfortable questions would it not if people do not believe that there is a movement pushing a Liberal Agenda they had belter Wake up and smell the Coffee a Jolt Smith n Augsburg Germany a -. Amany gods All valid l could t stand by idly while another religious fanatic perpetuates1 the myth that America is a one nation under  America is a land of Many gods. We have christianity islam hinduism Judaism and Many other religions. All of these claims to represent the Universal creator arc just As valid or invalid As any of the others. If we Are a one nation under god a  it be Hoove us to make sure our government represents the Correct god r Aren t we risking hellfire and damnation if we choose catholicism and god is really a mormon or Baptist and what about atheists a recent . News and world report article reveals that approx a by Deirdre s. Channing the Only Issue of Bill Clinton s nonmilitary service is whether americans who did no to vote for him will finally accept reality he is the president of the United states and As a result he is the com murkier in chief Clinton did not Dodge military service in world War ii he had riot yet been born. But he like thousands of other american men managed to stay out of military service during the Vietnam War. I am not referring to Young men who fled to Canada after they had Oceh drafted or to those who suddenly Blu ache conscientious objectors. 1 am referring to the Guys j knew at school who managed to turn a sniffle into a breathing disorder a rash into a fare  allergy and a tic into what could someday be a Section 8. No exaggeration. Some men like former vice president Gan Quayle were Lucky he managed to join the Indiana National guard and avoided Active service for All but two weeks a year and some weekends. Others weren tas fortunate. Perhaps Many people have forgotten mately five percent of All americans believe there is no god. Should this concept of Quot one nation under god be rammed Down their throats the writer of a getting it straight june 11 tries to frighten us with the Specter of the a  communists. The fact that Russia had an atheist government had nothing to do with its fall nor the fact that some of the worst crimes against humanity were committed there it is just another tragic sex Anaple in the Long bloody history of Mankind of How fanaticism in. The service of a a a cause corrupts human beings. Before casting the first Stone christians must look at their past and present to see the horrors that were and Are being committed by christians. The writer correctly notes that there arc Many examples of Christian religion in our government. It is even More imperative than Ever that those be removed. Otherwise How can any religious group except christians expect to be treated fairly and impartially by our government regardless of what the founding. Bathers intent was the Best Way to make our government impartial is to remove religion from it completely. Only a secular government that is absolutely Neutral when it comes to religion can Hope to accomplish that As Well As withstanding the pressures of fanatical groups. Yan interesting historical sidelight is that the original pledge did no to contain the phrase a one nation under  it was added during the anti communist hysteria of the �?T50s. A master sol Michael  Germany Clinton in a muddle president Clinton is doing one thing no one should Ever attempt a trying to please everybody. Our president has the right ideas but he lets pressure influence him to change these ideas. The president should stick with what he sets out to do commentary the extraordinary lengths to which some Young men resorted to evade the draft. There Werd quickie weddings when marriage was sufficient to get them off the Hook. Then came babies whose sole purpose was to keep Tom Dick or Harry a free Man. Clinton a father served in the. War that a enough of a contribution for his or any family to have made. Indeed our nation lost fair too. Many men and women in All of its wars lube so Petty now. And where Weke these same voices when vets returning from Vietnam were treated like pariahs Why Isnit there an outcry about All the men who scr Maine missing in action in Korea not Only Are there bodies that we never recovered from that a conflict Quot Quot but families Are to this Day denied Access to information about their husbands sons fathers and Brothers because the Pentagon claims such records Are confidential. I was a College student married barely three months when my husband Learned that he was to be drafted. His draft Board Wasny to interested in graduate school no deferrals they said. Despite truly poor or. Cav5nbish, Are you aware of any recent news reports concern ins 7he tobacco Tnp Ostry and Congress take for example the Gays in the Mil itary Issue. Clinton set out to allow Gays in the military. However something happens and the end result sounds something like this Gays Are allowed in the military As Long As they done to say anything. A Markus Wilson. Heidelberg Germany keep kids quiet in Church i attend Church in Mannheim and have been going there for about two years now. A problem has been bothering me for the longest  do adults let their children run around scream and have fits and not do anything about it it is very annoying to try to listen to the preacher and have a Little kid crying in your ear i am sure that there is a Nursery or bathroom where you can Calm the child Down so the rest of the congregation can listen to the Sermon without. Straining. A Monea adv Heidelberg Germany editors note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is 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 country code 49 06155-601463, Dan 348-8463. Eyesight and a few medical abnormalities he was found fit for1 service by military doctors. So he enlisted in. The regular army. A for three years a because he was promised the Choice of career and clerk typist sounded far More appealing than infantry., _ we spent those years together first in the South then in Europe. I took a leave of absence from school and he put building a career on hold. While our friends worked at establishing themselves professionally and furnishing a Home we moved where Uncle Sam told us. Life was not a piece of cake we weren to eligible for military housing and his pay did no to cover the rent. There weren to Many jobs for military wives because employers argued that they were Here one Day and gone the next. I worked but we lived frugally. Did All this make him a better person than Bill Clinton _ indeed there arc far More sensitive and important issues to concern ourselves with than Clinton Slack of military service. Cd Stamford Conn advocate no i never follow the news. J Pont reap the papers either. Only the journals. / what journals Are a those sir 1 philatelists journals that Sall i care a out Stamps Stamps staa1p5/ that puts a special lady i see. Thank you. Sir. Want to see. _ my collection he your Honor Okay a 1couip Intro with puce Itas you Evlee nce i lunch