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Lawsuit against VA for Wiccan headstoneThe lawsuit is finally
filed
I will be doing more posts tonight, but I wanted
to comment in passing about the lawsuit filed against the Veteran's
Administration.
We join those who believe Roberta Stewart of Fernley is correct in her belief that the Wiccan faith is as deserving of federal recognition as any other faith. Indeed, religious freedom is the principle that gave birth to this nation more than 200 years ago. Now that Stewart has convinced the state of Nevada to let her place the Wiccan symbol on her husband's memorial, she is going national by filing suit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. That is probably as it should be to settle once and for all that there is no "official" religion in the United States and worshippers of every persuasion are deserving of the same rights. We predict it is only a matter of time before the VA adds the Wiccan faith to its list of recognized religions and from that day forward the Wiccan symbol will be allowed on the graves of Wiccans who die defending this nation's freedoms. This isn't the only article to make this mistake. This isn't about "Federal recognition" of a specific religion. The Federal government has no power to "recognize" if something is a religion or not, and in fact is specifically prohibited from doing so. It's right there in the First Amendment. "Congress shall make no law..." Neither help nor hinder. That is the issue. Government can not be allowed to recognize religions. The moment that happens, some religions get recognized and others do not. Which is exactly the situation we're in now. Yes, the VA should be sued, but not because they have failed to "recognize" Wicca. The VA should be sued because they recognized ANY religion. There shouldn't be an "approved" list because the Federal government is barred from recognizing any specific religion. 
Posted: Fri - November 17, 2006 at 05:50 AM
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