...A federal appeals court has ruled against a Wiccan priestess who wanted to give the opening prayer at a county board meeting in Virginia. Cynthia Simpson sued Chesterfield County after she was excluded from a list of religious leaders allowed to pray at board of supervisors meetings. In a letter to Simpson, the county explained that the invocations are "made to a divinity that is consistent with the Judeo-Christian tradition." Wiccans consider themselves witches or pagans whose religion is based on nature. A three-judge appeals court panel reversed a lower-court ruling that the county's policy unconstitutionally favors a particular set of religious beliefs. Simpson says she will seek a full-court review of the decision. [AP]Ok so let's get this straight ... people in the US are free to practice their religion ONLY if it happens to conform to the officially sanctioned God of choice. The Judeo-Christian one ... how interesting ... interesting in the sense that the wingers are now openly discriminating against non mainstream religions. How long will it be I wonder before they start eating their own?
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