No atheists in foxholes, just a few Wiccans

[icymist]

Most of us like to think this country was founded on freedom of religion. After all, one of the key reasons we made the trip over in the first place was to get away from the tyrannical Church of England and its state-imposed dominance.

But by establishing in the First Amendment freedom of religion, the Founding Fathers also were establishing another right - freedom from religion. Basically what they were saying was, "Believe in anything you want or don't believe in anything at all, that's fine with us."

But, of course, all religions are premised on the fact that their god can beat up anybody else's god and, because they really have nothing better to do like caring for the sick, the poor and the homeless, they spend most of their time trying to prove their superiority by constantly reminding everybody else that they're going to spend eternity looking for an air conditioner unless they switch sides.

And so it was with a bit of a chuckle that many of us heathens learned the news this week that the Department of Defense, after a 10-year debate and a lawsuit, has agreed to allow Wiccan symbols to be engraved in federally provided headstones for deceased veterans.

Wicca, for those of you who refuse to admit you even know the meaning of the word, predates all of the world's contemporary religions and worships nature and not a god. Its primary symbol is that of a five-pointed star or pentacle.
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[Marrah_G]

1. Only issue I have with this article is

When he states that Wiccans worship nature in place of a God. Which really isn't accurate. We worship (depending on the tradition) a God and/or Goddess in harmony with nature and it's cycles.

[icymist]

2. You're going to find a lot of that type of ignorance in the media.

A lot of the 'news' I post here must be waded through with a discerning eye. What people want to believe will always be written into the story.

I'm glad you're over here!
:hi:

[Marrah_G]

3. Oh I don't blame you for posting it, I was just pointing out one technical error the author made :)

And thanks, I'll try to contribute to the forum more.