Wiccan symbol allowed on military headstones
This is a long overdue change in policy. This story is from Yahoo News
‘Wiccans’ win place in US military cemeteriesMon Apr 23, 3:25 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Adherents to the neo-pagan cult Wicca soon will be permitted to place their symbol the pentacle — a five-pointed star inscribed inside a circle — on headstones in military cemeteries, US officials said Monday.
After months of legal wrangling, the US
Department of Veterans Affairs agreed to allow Wiccans to place the symbol on headstones, as do adherents to the Christian, Muslim and Jewish and other faiths. The policy change will go into effect in the next few months, officials said.“VA will be adding the pentacle to its list of approved emblems of belief that will be engraved on government-provided markers,” said Matt Burns a spokesman for the federal agency.
May 20th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
I always believed wicca a very unique religion. I love the idea of not establishing any “set” way of practicing. Also you can call the quarters alone or in any sized group.