Subj : Pagan Bill of Rights
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Rachel L. Akers
Date : Wed Mar 14 2001 10:10 pm

Greetings Sean,

>>  ONE - Pagans shall have the same freedom to worship that is                 

>> granted to followers of other religions. 

Twit>> Where in America are pagans not allowed to practice paganism? 

SD> Try Fort Hood, Texas.  There was (and there may be, AFAIK) a VERY 
SD> big deal to remove Paganisim/Wiccanisim/et al as recognized 
SD> religions from the Armed Forces.

It's anoying 'cause the many online versions of the US military Chaplency 
Handbook has been used globally to valid the faith. I've personally used it in 
an appendix for a Queensland (Aust) State G'ment submission in 1996 & in a 
presentation to the local University Vice-Chancler.

SD> I was very pissed and called up the three-star general that ran 
SD> the whole post.  It's sad, that's what it is.

??? eh ???? OK that's something that my sources failed to FWed. Last thing I 
heard was the deliberate vanderlising of the alter. Unless you're refering to 
the Sept 1999 bunfight after the Fort Hood's Commanding General authorized one 
of the chaplains to act as a liaison to the "non-traditional" religious 
community.  

>...
Twit>> When are pagan rituals interfered with in America?

SD> Try Fort Hood, Texas, again.  

Last I head was the MP's were not going to investigate the attack as it occured 
in a public area. Which is ironic when you consider that they'd have probably 
investigated vandalism of any of the infustructure in the area, just not the 
smashing of a large lump of rock <grind teeth>

SD> Let me try to see if I can find the article through some friends 
SD> and I'll post it here... it was an outright shame.

I posted a few a while back. But am always happy to see what else there is...

  Rai

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