Wiccan veterans to participate...


	Wiccan veterans to participate...

boniface

5-26-2007 1:54 PM

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wicca, wiccan, pentacle, veteran, marker

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5-26-2007 4:31 PM

kkcapricorn

This has been far too long in coming.
Kudos -- good clip

5-26-2007 11:26 PM

n2sooners

Still waiting on that ACLU lawsuit to remove the pentacles from Old Glory.

6-1-2007 2:18 PM

wiccantexan

Why? The pentacles on Old Glory aren't religious symbols for anyone. They're just 5-pointed, filled-in star shapes.

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