University Daily Kansan, July 1, 1983 Page 3 Area churches work for peace By DOUGLAS FARAH Staff Writer "Journey into Peace," reads a poster at the entrance of West Side Presbyterian Church, and that is what an ordained minister is doing in churches are working toward today. The question of how to achieve peace during a nuclear age is prompting many denominations to reconsider their stands on the issues of peace, nuclear disarmament and the church's role in the world. "THIS IS A HISTORIC turn for the church, and is reaching a wide range of Christian churches," Rev. Jack Bremer, the campus pastor for Ecumenical Christian Ministries, said recently. Bremer said that many Protestant churches were following the lead of the Catholic Church. He said that the United Methodist Church was studying the Roman Catholic bishops' letter released earlier to describe how he hopes to see whether it wanted to adopt it. Rural churches and local members of congregations, who several years ago didn't question the need for an arms training to question it now, Bremer said. "Jesus teaches non-violence. His own life was a clear example of that. He taught that to be a man, you must be a man." person, and chose the path that allowed cruxifexion." Bremer said. BREMER, WHOSE MINISTRY is sponsored by the United Methodist, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ and Brethren churches, said Christians could make a difference in the nuclear arms debate by studying the issues, writing their congressmen and analyzing the relationship between individual faith and the acquirement of peace. On the individual level, Christians should refuse to give any support to the arms race because it is contrary to the truth as exemplified by Christ, Brémer said. Rev. Robert Frettet of West Side Presbyterian Church, 1124 Kasold Dr., said the peace movement was a grassroots movement within the church. There is a genuine yearning for peace, and this has led the Presbyterian Church to adopt the peace movement as the issue for the 1980s. Frettag said. The idea is to be part of a movement, not just the nuclear freeze. "WE ARE TO LIVE in the world as Christians. The church has an obligation to speak out. If something has moral and ethical implications, who's going to if the church doesn't't?" Freitag said. The West Side church wrote and adopted a statement calling for a "mutual nuclear moratorium with adequate verification," that is slightly different from the one issued by the European Commission, requiring for a nuclear freeze, Freitag said. "Our statement was trying to bring in the idea that we are not opposed or trying to condemn our nation. We wanted to make that clear," he said. Rev. Mark Hoelter of the University Lutheran Church, 2014 West 15 SL, said his denomination hadn't issued an official statement on the arms race. HOELTER SAID CHRISTIANS must make up their own minds on whether to participate in the production of nuclear weapons and other issues, but that the church should be involved in the peace debate. "We can't have all those decisions made by technicians." Hoeller said. "It isn't just a political issue. There is the sanctity of the principle of the sanctity of human life." John Linsheid of the Lawrence Mennonite Fellowship, which is part of a traditional peace-seeking church, sees the mainline Protestant denominations taking a much more serious look at pacifism than before. "After the Vietnam War, within the Christian movement, people realized that wasn't the end of the issue. There was an ongoing feeling that we have to address the whole question of militarism and how we can be Christians and live in this society," Lisscheid said. LINSCHEID, WHO IS active in the Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice, said several churches had sponsored specific events with the coalition, but that the church's most direct role was educational. In the past year, the First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St., offered a class on parenting for peace and justice. In addition, the First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Dr., had a forum on war and peace and the Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St., has a peace-making emphasis, Linscheid said. "This is the first year I know of that a bunch of churches are doing this all at the same time. There used to be small churchs. Now it is the whole church," he said. 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When you unite the Kaypro II and the Epson MX-80 you save $50 By JUDITH HINDMAN Staff Writer Students keep cool with know-how Staff Writer 808 W. 24th 841-0094 (behind McDonald's... next to the Phone Co.) But with a little ingenuity, KU students can keep their energy bills down when the temperatures go up, according to two officers of the KU Solar Energy Club who are involved in energy conservation. Bob Isaacson, club president, said that going underground could be one solution. "But it's kind of hard to bury a house," he said. AS A MORE PRACTICAL method, he said, students could build shutters that would insulate against the heat and reflect the sunlight. The shutters are held in place with velcro strips put around the edge of the shutters and the inside of the window. The shutters can be made out of rigid Styroform insulation cut to fit inside the window and then covered with fabric, he said. The insulation also has a shiny surface that helps to reflect the sunlight and minimize heat gain. Isaacson said that window comforters also would help to minimize heat gained through the windows. WINDOW COMFORTERS are insulated quilts designed to seal tightly around the window, locking out the sunlight and locking in the cool air when an air conditioner is being used. He also said that attic fans, which are useful whenever the outdoor temperature is less than the indoor temperature, should be about 11 cents to operate for four hours. If air conditioning becomes necessary, however, students can minimize the expense. JENSEN SAID THAT because moving air feels cooler, fans, which use much less energy than air Hal Jensen, energy consultant for the Kansas Power & Light Company, said that students could take several measures before turning their air conditioners on high, including the use of fans and the reduction or re-scheduling of the use of heat-producing appliances. Information on making window Jensen said that using heat-producing appliances like the stove, clothes dryer and dishwasher in the morning or evening would also help to keep reduce interior temperature gains. comforters and the necessary supplies are available from Bluestem Energy Co-op, a Lawrence organization concerned with energy conservation. Kenton Knowles, vice president of the KU Solar Energy Club, said that students trying to stay cool without air conditioning could either use a fan or simply take advantage of the Kansas wind. JENSEN SAID THAT because an air conditioner removes humidity, a person could put his thermostat at a high setting and still feel cooler. "An attic fan is by far one of the best investments," he said. Jensen said that because an air conditioner cycloned on and off rather than ran continuously, the cost of running it would probably be less than 84 cents. STUDENTS WHO WANT to take advantage of Kansas' winds could open a few windows on the windward side of the house and all of the windows on the opposite, or leeward, side, be said. This causes air movement because of a natural pressure differential. He also said that a furnace fan could help to circulate cool basement air throughout the house. The windward side of the house is the side exposed to the wind. He also said that students considering buying an air conditioner should try to purchase a unit with at least an 8.0 Energy Efficiency Ratio. State law in Kansas requires a minimum EER of 8.0. The higher the EER, the more efficient the air conditioner. An EER is the amount of heat the unit can extract from the air in one hour, in British thermal units, divided by the electrical input, in watts. "Running a fan continuously for four hours costs about 4 cents," he said. 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