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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes more than 30 symbols, including more than a dozen variations of the Christian cross and the atomic whirl used by atheists, but not the pentacle.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The widows of two combat veterans, including one from Nevada, sued the government Monday for not allowing Wiccan symbols on their husbands' military headstones.The U.S. Department ...
WASHINGTON, April 23 — To settle a lawsuit, the Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to add the Wiccan pentacle to a list of approved religious symbols that it will engrave on veterans ...
Central NY News Wiccan symbol at Nativity scene damaged by vehicle Published: Dec. 11, 2007, 12:18 p.m. By Pedro Ramirez III In news from across New York state: ...
During his first campaign for president, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush told ABC's "Good Morning America" in 1999 that he was opposed to Wiccan soldiers practicing their faith at Fort Hood, Tex.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to include the Wiccan pentacle among the religious symbols made available for the headstones of veterans.
Even though she is getting the symbol for her husband, Stewart said she had the plight of other families in mind when she decided to file the lawsuit. Joining her are Karen DePolito, of Utah ...
WASHINGTON – The widows of two combat veterans sued the government Monday for not allowing Wiccan symbols on their husbands' military headstones. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allows ...
Joining her are Karen DePolito, of Utah, whose husband, Jerome Birnbaum, is a Korean War veteran who died last year; Circle Sanctuary; and Isis Invicta Military Mission, a Wiccan and Pagan ...