Controversy over Religious Rights of Pagans in the Military

June 23, 1999

Source: ABCNEWS.com

http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/CloserLook/wnt990623_wehmeyer_story.html

On June 23, 1999, ABCNEWS.com reported on the Fort Hood Witches in Texas, "a group that includes active and retired Army personnel who are devotees of Wicca...Some local pastors, who consider witchcraft part of satanic worship, are outraged the Army is making room for witches. And conservative Christian groups are telling young men and women not to join the Army until the witches are banned."

See also: Paganism, Military