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lsanderson ([personal profile] lsanderson) wrote2006-12-03 06:08 am
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We all goin' to Hell now

War Widow Dedicates Wiccan Plaque Symbol
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 6:41 a.m. ET

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan saw a Wiccan symbol placed on a memorial plaque for her husband Saturday, after fighting the federal government for more than a year over the emblem.

Roberta Stewart, widow of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, and Wiccan leaders said it was the first government-issued memorial plaque with a Wiccan pentacle -- a five-pointed star enclosed in a circle. More than 50 friends and family dedicated the plaque at Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery, about 30 miles east of Reno. More
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[identity profile] aelburr.livejournal.com 2006-12-04 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
That strikes me as kinda funny only because back when they were actively recruiting me one of the options you could check off on the forms under "religion" was Satanist.

It's wierd to me that they would recognise a spin-off earlier than an independant belief system.

...and I mean funny-strange, not funny-ha-ha.
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