European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday november 2.7,1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 you say you re a Witch Cid people Back up and said Daryle. Green Slauter Bureau Sembach aug Nany on inc last thurs Day of november Amer mans feast in Honor of Host who fled religious pers Ccu in in Europe to form anew nation a nation four we on the belief that each individual has the right to Groship As he or she sees fit. Ever Ivi Chc you say you re a Witch and people 1fa, of no what arc you going to do to me Taff sgt. Loric a. Johnson a wide Bandini cations specialist with the 601st tac corny of Wing at Sembach. Johnson is a Follower of the wiccan religion an has helped form the far wander military Pagan Fellowship. The goal is to Lei militia in pagans know they re not done Johnson said. Johnson is among the unknown number of witches in Tho military stationed in Europe. She and others who share her beliefs Are asking thai they be Given the same considerations As others. They want Lime off for their religious holidays. They want dog tags that state their religious prefer ence As Pagan or wicca. And they want understand ing of their beliefs by military chaplains. Air Force officials in Europe acknowledge the rights of pagans and witches to worship but would not go much further in addressing the Issue. Safe would rather not comment on Witch or pagans said Doug Moore a Safe spoke Sam we do not maintain records on these Indi vials and therefore it is not in our Best interest Jocom Usa eur officials do not keep Taj in witches Ither but they Point out thai Tow religions arc not Given time off for holidays e a according to the surname court eve Christmas is called a said Chap lain col Donald w. She Bra eur chaplain. The chaplain said Haj May appear the military docs not care for the Coffas of witches other pagans and other religions Ell. Can Buddhist Mac their religious needs met inthe military have no Buddhist chaplains said. But army Chapel resources Are Slid available to wicca Vojka valid request. Shea said if it s not to the Dewent of the health of the military Wilches a would find that they have nothing to fear. We arc not Evi said sol. Lavern bin la. 28-Tlhmp co. 709lh my in. 18th my brigade Frankfurt. We have never been evil. We arc very tolerant of others and we want others to be tolerant of us. People Are misinformed about what witches arc be cause during the Middle Ages inc Church could l adapt to us soil created a myth Aboul a said some of the negative stereotypes people have regarding the wiccan arc the old hags with warts on i hair noses and inc Black dress of i i do have a Broom but i Don t ride Jjohnson. Johnson is a Witch although Shch frs to be called a wiccan. Wiccan like Oloc organs believe several gods As Well As the Lovness of All within pagans the druids the go Cakss worshippers a Poco pc who worship the nordic Ollic Panth Coper the ancient egyptian pantheons Ana beliefs Johnson said. We All share Memie Basic reverence for nature. That is the Coa witches Jinhe irn Ary also share the common feeling the they must fun worship in secrecy. A situation which they Hope Wecliff. Tie military is the Pinna Whf what we believe Freedom of religion so in Yirce we afraid to veal our beliefs Buntz said. Benz considers himself a g90d"hdier" an said he has not had any trouble being a his four years in he army. He said that was in the states his commander did not idea of his being a Witch. Contrary to what Many May think witches arc not in league with evil spirits Johnson said. We Don t make any kind of pacts with any out Side forces Good or bad she said. Witches believe that there is Power inherent i everything. And since they also believe in a oneness with nature any Force that is called upon is a Force that is shared from within not conjured up from the outside. They re Powers like specific radio frequencies Johnson said. " Well Lei s tune in to 107 Megahertz because this one is the most beneficial for Healing thai 107 Megahertz instead of being 107 Megahertz is called the rituals thai Many non pagans May find frightening Are nothing More than a concentration of those Powers to perform a specific function sa3phon by Dan in Green wiccan Lorie a. Johnson ing to adjust our minds toward goals and she said. In a typical Healing ritual a Circle is cast and All the Powers of the individuals in the Circle arc con cent rated and aimed at Healing someone who is ill. He Power is built up if you will through either thu or a dance or humming or just Plain old Good Ora fashioned concentrating and saying. He you re Goin a be feeling belter. And the Energy is built to a a Levand then released. In a Healing in stance it Selea Letoa person Johnson said. Witches do nol solely on their Powers to heal. We always maket a that we go and Lake care of he problems that we like with proper hospitals but we kind of add to it int will Johnson said. Military witches in europ a trying to take care of the problem of their Mccog Stokl through proper channels. They Are hoping to Changl who image they feel burdened with and become rare widely accepted. Johnson spoke for the military witches Thirl out of hiding when she said most of our rituals have to do Wistah writer Connie Dickey contributed to this report is. Sailor shot killed by police in Thailand Bangkok Thailand up authorities have identified an american killed in a gun Battle with thai police As a Sailor from the aircraft earner Ranger officials said tuesday. The Sailor was killed sunday during Agun Battle that injured two police officers at the coastal tourist resort of Battaya s3miles Southeast of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. Battaya police said the Man dressed Only in underwear and a to shirt went to a House behind a police Kiosk late sunday and yelled for a woman inside inc House to open the door. When the woman refused he went to the Kiosk. He was babbling incoherently and the policeman there could no understand him police said. Police said inc Man then snatched the policeman s gun forced him to leave the Kiosk and shot him. Another policeman rushed to the scene but the Man shot and wounded him. The second office returned the fire killing the american. We feel he was a Sailor from the air Craft Carrier Ranger said . Embassy spokesman Ross peeing. The Corpse was flown by helicopter to the Ranger where late this afternoon the compared his Teeth Wilh denial records to firmly establish the name of the deceased was with old until relatives could be notified seizing said. The seven ships from the . Seventh Leet which anchored olt Battaya sunday include the 79,000-ton aircraft Carrier Ranger two frigates a Cruiser a destroyer an ammunition ship and a repair ships with 7,000 Crew members Are visiting Battaya for five Days an about 5,000 sailors were Given Shore americans were scheduled to engage in a number of Community relation projects while in Battaya including distributing toys food and other items donated by . Corporations to Battaya orphanages. Thanksgiving Holiday extended by Many firms Washington a most Bosse Sarc giving their employees two paid holi Days this week for thanksgiving Accord ing to a private Survey released 256 employers surveyed 73 per cent said they Are observing both thanksgiving Day and the Friday after it As full paid holidays this year said Heb urea of National affairs. Confederate bearer Bonds bring $623,000 of auction London up a collection of worthless Confederate bearer Bonds from the civil War were Soldat auction tuesday to an american Coin dealer for $623,000, rotheby s auction House announced. The winning bid for the 75,000bond certificates was received by California Coin dealer John Saun dvrs who bought them together with heritage rare coins of Dallas Texas a spokeswoman for soothe by s said. No other details were know about inc buyers. Saunders bid was nearly twice the $354,000 Price that rotheby expected to receive for the paper. He said they Are going to pro mole them in America the spokeswoman said. The certificates once wort about $60 million were originally issued to British and european sympathizers who Lent Cash to inc Confederate cause in the american civil War 1861-65. They became worthless when the confederacy lost and inc North refused to Honor inc Southern debts. For the past 100 years the Bon shave been stored in a London Ware House thai narrowly escaped flood ing by the thames River and bomb ing by the germans in world War the certificates Are in mini condition and Bear illustrations of con federate soldiers and their Leader sin Battle or resting by Camp fires at night of ships and Cotton Bales and of buildings and landmarks of the Southern Stales. The Bonds were controlled by United kingdom trustees which was set up in the 1880s on behalf of the original bondholders to try to obtain compensation. Profits from the Sale will be he Din a Deposit account and ancestors of the owners will be Able to til claims through the courts. Rotheby s had five Telephone bids most from inc United Stales and four people including Saun dvrs Weic in inc auction room inc spokeswoman said
