VA Says No Way To Wiccan Grave Marker
VA Says No Way To Wiccan Grave Marker
POSTED: 1:13 pm EDT October 4, 2005
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.
POSTED: 1:13 pm EDT October 4, 2005
SEATTLE -- Christians get a cross. Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist veterans are allowed to have their religious symbols engraved on military headstones.
So a Seattle-area Navy veteran thinks he should be allowed to have the symbol of his Wiccan faith on his marker when he goes.
But the Defense Department doesn't allow the pentacle -- a five-pointed star in a circle -- on markers in national cemeteries.
The Defense Department recognized Wiccans in 1996, but the National Cemetery Association of the Veterans Affairs Department hasn't authorized the symbol.
A spokeswoman said the VA would add the words "Wiccan" or "pentacle" to a headstone but not the symbol. She said policies are being updated and Wiccans will be able to suggest changes.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.
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An absolute disgrace - surely this is against Civil Liberties?
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