Church vs State: Wiccans Settle Military Grave Lawsuit

Finally, freedom of religion has won. Won it's right to be equally recognized in a land that delares freedom of religion or religious persecution.

Not being allowed to portray your religious symbol on a headstone is essentially religious persecution.

MADISON, Wis. (April 24) - The Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on goverment-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday.

A settlement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Wiccans adds the five-pointed star to the list of "emblems of belief" allowed on VA grave markers.

"This settlement has forced the Bush Administration into acknowledging that there are no second class religions in America, including among our nation's veterans," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which represented the Wiccans in the lawsuit.

AMEN. Or more appropriately: Blessed Be.