Interesting quandry in Church vs. State...(MERGED)

War Widows Sue For Wicca Tombstones

There's 38 authorized symbols that can be put on a government-issued tombstone.

DOD AUTHORIZED TOMBSTONE SYMBOLS
http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/hm/hmemb.asp

There's 1,800 certified Wiccans in the armed forces.

War Widows File Suit Over Wiccan Symbol
Combat Veterans' Wives Sue Government To Get Wiccan Symbols On Headstones
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2006


(AP) The widows of two combat veterans sued the government Monday for not allowing Wiccan symbols on their husbands' military headstones.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allows military families to choose any of 38 authorized headstone images. The list includes commonly recognized symbols for Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism, as well as those for smaller religions such as Sufism Reoriented, Eckiankar and the Japanese faith Seicho-No-Ie.

The Wiccan pentacle, a five-pointed star surrounded by a circle, is not on the list, an omission that the widows say is unconstitutional.

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