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Soldiers' Widows Sue for Pagan Symbols on Headstones

CNN is reporting today that the widows of two combat veterans sued the federal government in the U.S. District Court in western Wisconsin for not allowing Wiccan (Satanic) symbols on their husbands’ military headstones. The widows are alleging that the prohibition of the Wiccan pentacle, a five-pointed star surrounded by a circle, is unconstitutional. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allows military families to choose any of the thirty-eight authorized headstone images. Currently, the Wiccan pentacle is not one of the thirty-eight “authorized” images. If the widows have their way, this will change. Click here to read the full story.