And so I pass this on

Circle Times wrote:

Circulate widely to media, e-lists and blogs.

The Veteran Pentacle Quest continues to make news.

The Candlelight Vigil on the one year anniversary of Sgt. Patrick Stewart's death on Monday and the American Freedom Rally in Reno, Nevada on Tuesday morning were both covered by the media.

In addition, Jack Carter and his father, President Jimmy Carter spoke at the VFW Hall in Fallon, Nevada. Jack Carter expressed support for freedom of religion, Wicca and the Veteran Pentacle Quest.

Jack said: "I consider myself to be a constitutionalist and what that means is basically two things. One, I don't think the federal government protects me; I think the Constitution protects me, and often it protects me against the federal government. What that means is personal freedoms are extremely important and the freedom of religion has got to be one regardless of what religion it happens to be."

When asked by journalist Viktoria Pearson of the Lahontan Valley News about the VA's refusal to approve the Pentacle, he addressed religious freedom issues raised by Roberta Stewart, a Fernley widow of a deceased soldier who has fought to have a Wiccan symbol placed on her husband's grave marker.

Currently, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs does not include the Wiccan symbol of the Pentacle on its list of approved religious emblems for headstones and grave markers.

Jack Carter commented on the VA's failure to approve the Pentacle for use on government issued plaques and other memorial markers for deceased Wiccan veterans by proclaiming "it ticks me off in my constitutional soul!"

The Governor of Nevada also commented on camera and said of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, "He died serving his country; I don't need any more information than that."

Full text of Viktoria's article is on-line:
http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006109280032

Other Media Coverage this week included:

Associated Press
Nevada widow continues push for VA sanction of Wiccan symbol
September 27, 2006
http://cbs2chicago.com/wisconsinwire/WI--WiccanSoldier_k_n_0wi--/resources_news_html

Governor of Nevada on Fallen Wiccan Warrior
"He died serving his country; I don't need any more information than that."
See KRNV TV - video of News Broadcast and article - NBC affiliate station
September 26, 2006
http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?s=5462794

Wiccan Soldier Honored
See KOLO TV article and news broadcast- ABC affiliate station
September 25, 2006
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/4232451.html


Circle Times: Friday, September 29, 2006

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I hope the map

that I have tried to put as a part of this blog works.
I will be doing more rants, but I had to take a break as
I have been a bit overwhelmed by all the stupidity of
"our" fearbringer pres and his minions.
Now the house of Reps who it seems is not representing us at all
have put through a bill that disallows a person who brings suit
for religious freedom to get the cost paid by the government
or the loosing side.
That will cut back on those who have cause to stand up to the
"religious right" (NOT) to have a lawyer who is doing probono
work or have lots of money themselves to stand up for freedom from
orgainsed religion(read Falwell, et al..)and freedom of speach.
I have been saying for along time that Shrub and his shrubettes
are pushing for a theocrasy.
Has anyone been paying attention?