A high priestess from a Wiccan congregation in Barneveld, Wisconsin and her fellow plaintiffs have reached an agreement with the federal government, by which the government is adding the "Wiccan pentacle" or pentagram to the list of the 38 religious emblems the government previously allowed to be placed on headstones. These emblems included those of several rather uncommon faiths, for example Sufism Reoriented, Eckankar and Seicho-No-Ie
Americans United for Separation of Church and State represented the plaintiffs. Rev. Barry W. Lynn, AU director, was pleased with the agreement, saying, "This settlement has forced the Bush Administration into acknowledging that there are no second class religions in America, including among our nation's veterans."
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