this appeared yesterday on
Talk To Action - a brutally honest account of how the US Army Chaplain's handbook came to have a section on the Wiccan religion : by the woman who wrote it, Lori Johnson, Talk To Action member and founder of
Dark Christianity.
"Onward Christian Soldiers: How minority faiths are treated in the US Military"
I was not the only person subject to prosetylization and harassment by aggressive evangelicals. My other Pagan peers reported the same problem, and an overt lack of respect, and even hostility by the Christians in their various units.....I created the "Farwander Fellowship" which eventually morphed into the Military Pagan Network.....The press got wind of this, and an article appeared in the Air Force Times about our attempts to get a little respect and recognition.
It worked: the Army Chaplain's handbook now contains a section about Wicca, the earliest versions written by me. It's since been revised, but the bulk of my work remains....
It worked: the Army Chaplain's handbook now contains a section about Wicca, the earliest versions written by me. It's since been revised, but the bulk of my work remains.
But it came with a price: my career.....
In the context of the recent scandal concerning alleged persecution and harassment of non-Christian at the US Air Force Academy, Lorie Johnson's experience provides a fascinating window into this troubling topic.