More on the Pagan Headstone Campaign
The following organizations have received approval from the US Department of Veterans Affairs so that their symbols can be applied to the headstones that the VA provides to deceased veterans. There are also the ONLY symbols that are allowed on headstones in veterans cemeteries across the country no matter who pays for the stone.01 CHRISTIAN CROSS
02 BUDDHIST (Wheel of Righteousness)
03 HEBREW (Star of David)
04 PRESBYTERIAN CROSS
05 RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CROSS
06 LUTHERAN CROSS
07 EPISCOPAL CROSS
08 UNITARIAN CHURCH (Flaming Chalice)
09 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
10 AARONIC ORDER CHURCH
11 MORMON (Angel Moroni)
12 NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA
13 SERBIAN ORTHODOX
14 GREEK CROSS
15 BAHAI (9 Pointed Star)
16 ATHEIST
17 MUSLIM (Crescent and Star)
18 HINDU
19 KONKO-KYO FAITH
20 COMMUNITY OF CHRIST
21 SUFISM REORIENTED
22 TENRIKYO CHURCH
23 SEICHO-NO-IE
24 CHURCH OF WORLD MESSIANITY (Izunome)
25 UNITED CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE
26 CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
27 UNITED MORAVIAN CHURCH
28 ECKANKAR
29 CHRISTIAN CHURCH
30 CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
31 UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
32 HUMANIST EMBLEM OF SPIRIT
97 CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST (Cross & Crown) Not shown because of copyrights.
98 MUSLIM (Islamic 5 Pointed Star) Not shown because of
copyrights. No other graphics (logos, symbols, etc.) are permitted on Government provided headstones or markers nor are other graphisc allowed in VA
cemeteries.
Nowhere on the list is there a Pentacle, a Hammer or a Triple Moon and that's why we are here, to apply for those symbols, one at a time, and to put whatever social and political pressure may be necessary on the appropriate elected officials and civil servants.
If you want to learn more, join the Pagan Veterans Headstone Campaign and go to the following lists and sites:
http://www.PaganVeterans.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pagan-Headstone-Campaign/
http://mysite.freeserve.com/headstonecampaign/index.html
http://mysite.freeserve.com/thewitchgrove/Page3/Pagan_Headstone_Campai
gn.htm
http://www.mgcpagans.msdragonfly.com/headstone1.php
http://mgcpagans.msdragonfly.com/formletter2.html
And be sure to read Don Waterhawk's article on this issue on
http://www.Witchvox.com.
This campaign is supported by:
The Pagan Veterans Headstone Campaign
The United Pagan Temples of America
The Order of the White Mare
Firedance Church of Wicca
The New Temple of Astarte
Officers of Avalon
Ozark Avalon
Charles Arnold
Isaac Bonewits
Kerr Cuchulainn
and many, many more.
posted by Zalala @ 4/25/2004 10:34:00 AM
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