Wiccan soldier's plaque to show pentagram
The memorial plaque for Sgt. Patrick Stewart, who died in Afghanistan, will display a Wiccan pentagram.
[Nevada] state officials said they had received a legal opinion from the Nevada attorney general's office that concluded federal officials have no authority over state veterans' cemeteries. They now plan to have a contractor construct a plaque with the Wiccan pentacle - a circle around a five-pointed star - to be added to the Veterans' Memorial Wall in Fernley.
So this decision does not apply across the country, just in Nevada, but it's a step forward.
Tags: Wicca, veterans
[Nevada] state officials said they had received a legal opinion from the Nevada attorney general's office that concluded federal officials have no authority over state veterans' cemeteries. They now plan to have a contractor construct a plaque with the Wiccan pentacle - a circle around a five-pointed star - to be added to the Veterans' Memorial Wall in Fernley.
So this decision does not apply across the country, just in Nevada, but it's a step forward.
Tags: Wicca, veterans
posted by Chas S. Clifton at 9:17 AM Permalink
2 Comments:
Good. It never should have been an issue to begin with, and hopefully it will be applied on a national level, if the First Amendment really means anything besides something for the Neo-Cos and others to give lip service to when it's convenient, and ignore when it's not.
I'm very glad to see this. I'm going to hope it's a spreading sign rather than a static one.
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