Bush: Wicca Not a Religion Jenny jennyg@compuserve.com Wed Jun 30 11:05:23 1999 No doubt you've all heard about the flak over the Army's commendable tolerance of Paganism. George Riley, a Fox tv commentator, made a joke about the fact that at Fort Hood, the Army allowed military Witches to meet on its land.*p*Unfortunately, Riley's off-hand bit of bigotry was picked up by a more fanatical person: Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia. Barr's vocal opposition to the military's tolerance got the Religious Right up in arms. (For more on Barr, check out the Witches' Voice page on him:*p*http://www.witchvox.com/cases/bb_collection.html*p*The latest: Governor George Bush of Texas was quoted on Good Morning America, as saying that he did not believe that Wicca was a religion, and he encouraged the Army to re-think its stance.*p*The Texas Pagan Awareness link below has more information.*p*To contact Gov. Bush with your feedback:*p*Snail Mail:*br*Governor George W. Bush*br*Office of the Governor*br*PO Box 12428*br*Austin, Texas 78711-2428*p*Fax:*br*512-463-1849*p*Governor's Switchboard:*br*512-463-2000*p*Online E-Mail Response Form Address:*br*http://www.governor.state.tx.us/email.html*br* http://www.tpao.org/ http://www.tpao.org/