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On April 23, after over 10 years, the V.A. relented and allowed the pentacle to become one of the 39 religious symbols used on grave markers.
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For more information, including stories of the fight to get this accomplished, read the articles linked from Circle Sanctuary.
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This is a good thing.
ReplyDeletestrange they only started this now - as when i was in the military more than a few years ago, they offered Wiccan services along with Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Hindu and other religions on the military base I was stationed at.
ReplyDeleteAs my father, (a veteran), would have said: Out - damn - standing!
ReplyDeletePluralism is a beautiful thing.
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As I posted on my blog, here is a list of all the symbols that can be put on the tombstones. http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/hm/hmemb.asp
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