Wiccans Are Americans Too

The current flap involving Wiccans in the military is a conflict that should never have happened. But years of foot-dragging by the Department of Veterans Affairs has turned an easy case into a major controversy complete with charges of discrimination and threats of lawsuits.

All the VA need do is announce that the pentacle - a five-pointed star that symbolizes the Wiccan faith - has been added to the list of 38 "emblems of belief" approved for placement on government headstones and memorials. No big deal, end of story.

Instead, the VA keeps saying that it is "reviewing the process" - and will make a decision at some indeterminate time in the future. Full Story

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