European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor tuesday juy 12,1994thtsjtlpes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan a a comm Bridier pub Isner. Bernard a. Zovistoski. 1editor news and editorial Bill Walker a -. A european editor de amp draft Absher Bob Wicker Georg Manea news editor Quot a a spots editor a City editor to write us unit 29400 a a. Apo a 09211 a or Postrach 11 14 37 Quot a. A 64273 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-6 plus Exton Siori As follows news ext. 237, 255, 202. 226, 326, sports ext 225, 269, �63,332, 321, 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 Owen room 117, Flo Merar. 104, 69176 Holdel org chm 419. Box 1315, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian a. 06221-2 3421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services  for thought the Pfay thing that comes to mind after Reading a whining retirees Quot june 14 is the following quote by Abraham Lincoln. A better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove All  a Roger Blevins. Kaiserslautern German Retiree life overseas the writer of a whining retirees june 14 says he has spent Many years in Europe and has enjoyed every minute of it. He Lias also spent Many of those years trying to figure out what to Tell retirees. Contrary to his mistaken beliefs retirees do have the right to be Able to live in the country of their Choice and receive their retirement benefits. How could anyone in the military not know this no Retiree has to go to a military installation to pick up and Cash a Check Over Here unless be himself chooses to have u that Way. So this statement is really false no Retiree has Ever complained about the priorities in the hospitals because they were All told about this while they were on Active duty. No Retiree living in Germany is Here because he loves Germany More than the United states where was this Man hiding All these years Many retirees Are Over Here because they have very Good jobs which they cannot find in the states. If they could they would be on the next plane out of Here. Many of them have grown or Small children who do not speak English. There Are German wives who do not speak English and do not wish to Start a new language and life in a new country this late in their lives. My wife and i Are Here because my wife inherited property Here. Retirees Here spend hundreds of hours doing Volunteer work spend hundreds of dollars helping other americans and the people in the communities in which they live and no one has Ever seen a Retiree jump from his car and run into a building to escape Retreat at 5 . Finally the biggest insult is to try to turn the whole letter into a joke. He Stales that he will be retiring soon in Frankfurt and wants to live in government quarters free. Me has already stated he will not accept any retired pay because he will sever All ties with the government and they will owe him nothing. How does he int card Tolive i think he should first whine to his congressman or senator and then apply for German citizenship. I hear that they have a Var Good welfare system Milton l. Braxtonjr. Kitzinger German put magazines in focus in reference to a ditch Peep magazines Quot june 19i am writing in an attempt to provide a a logical and believable reason Why one must Cater to Quot the tastes of those who read adult magazines. The writer asks what is the justification for an individuals a a rights to buy adult magazines. The answer is quite clearly the Constitution the first amendment guarantees Freedom of the press. One could argue that adult literature could still be printed but that it need not be sold in. Stars and stripes. Bookstores. However the purpose of having Freedom of the press is not Only to print but also to make available All kinds of literature. One could also argue that the first amendment was not intended to protect obscene material because it would be harmful to society a correlation that has never been proven ,. In addition the fact that the covers of adult magazines Are obscured from View in stars and stripes bookstores is not a censorship Quot it is discretion. Adult magazines Are placed behind those wooden strips so As not to offend anyone who does not care to View them however they can still be purchased by those who do. Hiding the covers and removing the magazines is not the same thing. The writer goes on to ask Why we do not disseminate adult magazines in school libraries if they Are so beneficial. Whether or not adult literature is considered beneficial is very much up to the individual adult. Children Lack the maturity and understanding of sexuality that most not All adults have. Therefore it is the schools responsibility to ensure that children Are not exposed to adult literature in school. The explanation and discussion of sexuality is the Parent so responsibility. Adult entertainment is a deeply entrenched and highly profitable form of entertainment that is unlikely to disappear. Instead of focusing so much Effort on a hopeless attempt to eradicate it from society we would do better to simply explain the truth about sexual relationships to our children so they will remain unaffected by adult entertainment when they encounter it. Pm. Madara. Kitzinger Germany editors note 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 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,commentary by Garry wills special to the Washington Post the Pope has said in a forceful Way that the Catholic Church can never ordain women to the Priesthood. He gives us this reason a the Church has always acknowledged As a perennial Norm her lords Way of acting in choosing the 12 men whom he made the foundations of his  now that is an excellent principle but the Pope has not gone far enough in applying it. If we Are to take the lords Way of acting As a perennial Norm we must be More selective than we have been. It is not enough to restrict the Priesthood to men. The lords Way of acting in this matter did not Stop at a male monopoly on the Priesthood. There was for example the jewish monopoly. The lord chose Only jews for his apostles. Admittedly it May be difficult now to get enough jewish converts to Supply the depleting ranks of the Catholic Priesthood a but a principle is a principle. Do we mean to make the lords Way of acting our perennial Norm or not Norm if so we must expect others and not Only women to be sacrificed to the principle. Those priests now in ministry must produce evidence of their jewish descent. If they protest we should just lecture them on the lords Way of acting As we have lectured women for so Long. The lord also chose married men As his apostles a certainly in. He Case of Peter and probably Given the culture in that of the others As Well Peter after All is the most important example in the eyes of any Pope and this Pope if he is to take the lords Way of acting As a perennial Norm must instantly go and find a wife in order to conform to Peters example. This of course assumes that the Pope has not already had to resign because of his Lack of jewish parentage. Perhaps by stretching the Case a Little even perennial norms must have a Little a give quote could qualify by first converting to Judaism Ana then re converting to christianity. Once we have taken firm hold of the perennial Norm our work is Cut out for us. The apostles spoke aramaic and a Little greek. Stretching things again the Pope can perhaps give priests a dispensation from speaking aramaic but they must certainly get Back to speaking greek. It is after All the language of the gospels and what More than they can be considered a perennial Norm this is a wonderful principle once we Start applying it the lords Way of acting he never went into a Christian Church a there were none for him to. Enter. He never read in the new testament a it had not been written yet in fact so far As the gospel record goes he never wrote anything except some scribbles in the dirt when he disrupted a capital punishment in Progress. What a sigh of Relief we can imagine from the Small number of male married jewish greek speaking priests when they Are told that at least in imitation of the Way the lord acted they need not write anything. If Only the Pope had adopted that perennial Norm before penning his latest words on women. Garry wills a Catholic writes about Pope John Xxiii in his new Book certain trumpets the Call of leaders so pub enhances the 91 tape so we clip maps out what o.j.wasshout-1n6