European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 modern pagans follow ancient wicca religion Schwabach wife Call themselves Byda Synovec turn Bare Bureau chief Nurnberg they Are the modern pagans and consider themselves to be three Hundred years ago their beliefs could have brought them to the Gal but times have witches and believers in Iha ancient wicca religion arc wilting to sit Down and be they say their Craft of he As they Call has to a certain extent come into the Opeti us a Pagan Faith in which thuse who practice u cart find enjoyment and fulfil 5 John Manning and his wife Pau who live in government quarters in Are pagans and followers of the wicca they say the which they Call developed from the old religions hat predate christianity by Many and then came into bloody conflict with the new Reli Gion of the according to the the Christian Church translated wicca into which und gave the word a vile and fearsome image that of being satan it was also Christ and nut the old that conjured up the image of a Salati or they a native of Detroit and an army personnel Witch Craft is As old As the human we proc lice hut it int the sleight hand trick Type of magic performed on a Manning said witchcraft cannot be a genuine religion because it has no sacred no sacred nor anything which identifies it with the Oiler religions of Mankind word of Mouth wicca had no written i Wmk until about the Irish i fore everything Conferti info the religion was passed Down by word of the Craft docs not Teliin from books with Craft is the old of Western Europe even though we worship key plan it was driven underground by the Rise of christianity and had to organize itself As a secret cult in order to bin survive it Manning said there Arv Ghoul million meal was of wicca covens in Tho lie said that i hair religion is that they do not Consort with the nor in they believe that 1 lie Devil like must christians i see the satan figure As the ultimate in like we consider satanists to be extremely wiped out by the Church during the Middle wicca 15 being practice openly by More and he a Large number of american soldiers and their wives Are showing an interest in witchcraft and the wicca he modern pagans like the mannings do not believe in Devil they do not take part in orgies or blood morally the wicca and Christian religions Are highly they both follow a Golden one of the main tenets of said is Lite Beliel of Pauline and John Manning sit being the altar which is used in wicca with each incarnation better than the pre Vious one the followers of wicca also be Lieve in whatever is done in this life will return he ii Good is then Good will return three fold in this same life hut if evil is then that too will return threefold in this in All witches a to the snnu1 there is no separate heaven or 1m there is nil judgment Day or eternal the horned Grid of death rules Over Summerland we Cru be tiffs Yuanti we Lually to be weve had some couples come to talk to us about the out when they find out thai there Are no orgies or wife they lose wicca demands a in of we arc mystery we worship Isis and Isis is Ibe goddess of life and Fertility and osiris is the god of the our religion has no concept of an adversary such As a but that int to say that we do not believe m Dema iut when i cull myself a mean i am a Follower of the old at that to inc a Witch meant Wise with the coming of christianity he Battle lines were drawn h was either the old religion or the and a lot of Blond was shed before one triumphed Over tie in december Isitt innate no Viii issued a Bull aija Pitit lie prac Tira of Nan Christian inquisitions Fol Lowed wit i persecutions of fail Lotts of Ihu old religions und witches followers of the old religion and witches had Little resp let for the on Trine of the they re Gurdul the a Uclint of the Christian Church As it Ungnade Anil members of the Craft today say that Black Magick and satanism have Noth ing to do with the Craft o the in witches like the mannings want Noth ing to do with the Church Campaign to stump Oul the old religion was christianity darkest said Manning but he old religion weathered the storm 240th to support troops Supply Convoy reformer bound the first army Civ by has left tit com Ini Halo Roger fetid Thorna n of laundry and bit Lii pm within with Ihu 71sl Maint bus 210th Supply and Sirvin in Lurge if the 2jvohitle Convoy Hal made the halfday journey tuesday to Cali Ahans unit will serve nearly soldiers of the 3rd 4lh who will shirt aug 2t from it to take part in the lieutenants was among tie first of hundreds if Fram a variety nato armies that Hun Mil be flooding German highways like Inni lines it elite drab ferrying supplies and for a Effier 1 like working with the snid the Convoy it will be just Normal will be gone for Abi iut Pur i will provide laundry and hat h services for nearly tile j itch will set up two huge Bath of Complete with stainless soul sinks and mirrors fur Shi iving and dry ifs for wot non adding a Spe touch if Al the unit also will put Down rugs in reception and Drewing us two laundry units will work 24 hours a Day to keep the troops from Carson in clean photo by Synovic and the movement for recognition und awareness is Manning one of the goals of wicca is to rebuild and ref Uhd the beliefs of the Isis and osiris have the same fulfilment for witches As other deities have for people who worship other Rel Gimis and i cry Means the rid gun of the Wise he Manning said Klinl England is the Only we Stern european country to have repealed its witchcraft and rally seven slates in the have repealed their witchcraft he we Are not a threat o he Manning said he is a third degree High priest in wicca and his wite is a third Orgree High priestess and Queen Manning said that new Kentucky and califor Nia Are the three major areas in the where wicca is he added that the religion appeals to people from All walks of life and of Oil social picture difficult ik1 staid i Many books have been Lishco today about witchcraft that it is difficult to get a True picture of what Wiley Traci is All about he said that Many of the Uliks play up the old superstitions we do not go around turning people into he and the use of care Emmial Engick can be to raid to King Mon and the Pra Citco and techniques of it Are set up in the and lesser keys of which is an ancient Book of lit hebrews Hie Manninj said they have had a number of people Lume til them i Radii ing and Lii be have Anu Alty completed la Weir training in the Craft and have been must Western religions View what a do As we View it As natural we Are the modern pagans and witchcraft is Here to he added