Comments on: Wiccan Symbol Placed On War Memorial

Pentacle Not Previously Among 'Approved' Religious Decorations At Military Cemeteries

[agnim]

Finally the moronic govement leaders came to their senses and recognize that another worthless symbol among many cannot undermine a great country?

[randalds]

When I read comments like that from terryates all I can hope is that they are under a doctors care for their obvious delusions and hyper-religious ideations. There is a difference (granted sometimes it's a very fine line) between strongly believing in your faith and mental illness. IMHO this person is dancing on that line.

[Syndicate]

About dam time.

[randalds]

All I can say is BRAVO! Good for them! We have the freedom to worship (or not worship) as we please in this country and these men and women are fighting for that right too. If someone in this country wants to have a church that worships dogs or cats I wouldn't have any problem with it or with them putting their church symbol on their tombstones. It's one of the things that makes us America!

[johnworthw]

Hi, terryates, I'm going to assume you're Christian and go from there. I just wanted to let you know that all of the Wiccans I know are far closer to leading the 'ideal' Christian life that the vast majority of Christians I know. Christ taught of loving and forgiveness, yet you take it upon yourself to punish those who disagree with you. How Christian is that? Also, the symbol that 'devil worshipers' use is an inverted star, not a pentacle. Before appointing yourself judge, jury, executioner, and GOD, please get your facts straight.

[antoniof123]

We are in an age where we have even more hate and greed. The religious leaders are more spiteful and steal and molest our children along with the politicans and we argue about a symbol. Well, have at it becasue the people who are fighting right now should never have been sent there. Remember it was all a lie and now you are still convinced that we should be fighting. How little you remember our leaders put our fighting force in harms way for nothing. Thank you for all that you are doing to remember them.

[gmond]

Goddess only knows why Wiccans would choose a pentacle for their religious symbol in the first place...

[alimech]

Just a few Christian Adaptioms of Pagan/Wiccan Holidays

Holloween = All Hallows Eve (Christian), Samhain (Pagan)
Ostera (Pagan) = Easter (Christian) Pagans celebrated this holiday with colored eggs and rabbits.
Christmas (Christian), Yule(Pagan)
Christmas Wreath and trees...Pagans honor all life, and would never cut down a living tree to bring it inside their home. Pagans decorated trees in honor of the changing season, winter solstice, and to help the animals and birds survive the cold.

and..in case you forgot..Heathens were originally 'those who lived on the heath'..country folk who did not get news, etc .and now for whatever reason, means Pagan

Blessed Be

[dhague]

I find it hard to believe that this is an issue in this day and age.

We are taught that the US was founded in part by people who left Europe for "freedom of religion" in the New World, and Americans tout "diversity" as something of great importance. Yet the Federal government drags its feet.

Many (like "terryates") make it clear that they believe that faiths other than their own are "wrong" even when their own knowledge of the other faith is incomplete and inaccurate. This attitude is doubtless a factor in the delays Mrs Stewart faced in obtaining appropriate commemorating of her husband's sacrifice.

It's clear to me that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" means that it is not up to the Government to decide which religions are "real" or "valid" and which are not.

I served in the US military for over 27 years, and one of the things I believed I was doing was defending the right of others to worship (or not worship) and and conduct their lives according to their faith as they saw fit. I'd renew my oath to defend - with my life if necessary - that basic freedom today. I'd even defend "terryates" right to express an opinion which I find personally objectionable.

[grumpas]

The ignorance of some Christian's never ceases to astound me! I would assume that terryates considers himself a Christian and he acts like the typical one! He says he is an angel and is going to punish the wicked (I am really terrified)! Wiccan's are not devil worshipers you have to believe there is one before you can be one! That is a common misconception amoung righteous bigots! That stems from intolerance!