Indiana Court Overturns Previous Ban on Wicca

The Indiana Court of Appeals recently upheld the rights of parents to expose their children to Wicca in a unanimous ruling. The court declared that a previous judge was out of bounds in approving a divorce decree that also directed the parents to shelter their 10 year old son from non mainstream religious beliefs and rituals. Both the parents were Wiccans and shared custody of the son. The appeals judge wrote that trial courts can limit parent’s authority if it’s necessary to prevent endangerment to a child’s physical health, or significant impairment of the child’s emotional health. However, the appeal judges did not determine that child was in any physical or emotional harm from the exposure to Wicca. Full Story