In Washington, DC?
2006-07-25 04:14:05 · 10 answers · asked by kaplah 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Sorry 'bout the "s" after Paganism, it was a typo I didn't catch.
Paganism, for clarification, includes Wicca and several other religions including many Earth-based and polytheistic religions, among them Druidry, Asatru, Odinism, Kemeticism, Hellenism. Some are New Aged, some are reconstructionist, most are syncretic.
I heard this rumor and can't substatiate it. Wondered if anyone else could.
2006-07-25 04:21:08 · update #1
I know it would violate the constitution, but there've been alot of laws doing that lately.
2006-07-25 04:22:40 · update #2
As far as I know, the biggest trouble Wiccans/Pagans have is getting their beliefs taken seriously by different government associations that do not yet recognize them as a religion. For example the VA has yet to approve the Pentacle as a symbol used on a headstone in Vetrans' Cemetaries.
Also there are still cases of judges not allowing parents to raise their children in the Wiccan/Pagan faith.
2006-07-25 09:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wicca is a form of religion and so it is against the law to display this information in public places. The differences between Paganism and New Age start to become clearer after decades, Wicca seems to be an intermediary tying the two together.
2006-07-25 11:34:07 · answer #2 · answered by Pey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be unconstitutional, but as you say, lots of laws have been passed which violate the constitution.
There is an issue right now with the tombstones of veterans. A man who was Wiccan was killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. He was Wiccan before ever joining the service. His family requested to have the Wiccan symbol placed on his stone, and the government refused since they do not have a Wiccan symbol on their list of approved religious symbols for tombstones. I think this will end up going through court, but eventually his family will prevail and the symbol will be placed on his stone. Anything else would be discriminatory.
2006-07-25 13:32:33 · answer #3 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That would violate the constitution of the United States. Freedom of speech and religion are protected.
Now, there are some moves to curb those practices in prisions because more and more inmates are being murdered as part of ritual sacrifices and religious reprisals becasue those practices breed hate and violence.
2006-07-25 11:20:53 · answer #4 · answered by Hockey, Guns & Beer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hope they would not be waisting their time,we have freedom of religion. I read the Army or Navy way back when had a place for non-christian etc. people to go for their gatherings, why would they change it now? And besides what are they going to do,but keep us from speaking outloud about it. Hang the witches???
2006-07-25 11:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by darlene793 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nonsense, that would violate the First Amendment.
2006-07-25 11:18:22 · answer #6 · answered by LoneStar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2006-07-25 11:17:24 · answer #7 · answered by Rjmail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no there is not, it's easy enough to checkk on impending legislation. Don't let someone tell you otherwise.
2006-07-25 11:20:04 · answer #8 · answered by Grandma Susie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know, but for clarification PAGANISM is not something "unchristian" it is a religion in itself.
2006-07-25 11:17:44 · answer #9 · answered by JaSam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope so
2006-07-25 11:17:35 · answer #10 · answered by Ha Ha Charade You Are................... 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋