Wiccan Troops Deserve Wiccan Headstones

Visit a national cemetery, and you will see any number of federally recognized religious symbols adorning headstones. The Star of David is OK with Uncle Sam, as are over a dozen variations of the Christian cross. Even the atomic symbol used by some atheists gets a thumbs-up from the government.

But a Wiccan symbol representing earth, air, fire, water and spirit isn’t recognized by the federal government for veterans’ grave markers.

A federal lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of violating the constitutional rights of Wiccans because the government does not allow its symbol on headstones in national cemeteries. Full Story

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