European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is Gus Schuettler we re not alone Over Here Pagan Kim Ray Worth with her husband Fred at Torre on a Spain. Porn Ogain by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer after Fred Rayworth identified himself As a Witch in the stars and stripes tetters to the editor Section last year life at in Ciurlik a Turkey turned uncomfortable for the air Force master sergeant and his family. In his letter Rayworth said journalists routinely saddled witches with the qualifier of self  he asked Why self proclaimed was t applied to any person who claimed a particular Faith such As christians buddhists or moslem. He also wrote that he resented the term practising being applied to accomplished witches and Warlock incorrectly being used to refer to a male Witch. The letter ran in july 1987 while the aerospace ground equipment Mechanic his wife Kim and their 13 and 9-year-old daughters were on leave in the United states. When we came Back it sure hit the fan there i la Tell you Rayworth said in an interview at Torreon a Spain. It caused a lot of flak for some of the people i worked  the ridicule did t Stop at Rayworth s workplace however. Schoolchildren hurled such names As Devil worshipper and satanist at his daughters. And they d come Home with different crosses in their hands and Jesus stickers on their shirts he said. We had one neighbor putting a Cross on the Lawn Kim Rayworth 33, said. I said what do i do with this i was waiting for them to Burn  even friends who were not pagans but were associated with the couple were ostracized she said. The Rayworth received a flood of mail including Jesus hate mail left on the  but there were letters from other military adherents to witchcraft also called wicca who applauded the airman for professing the belief that s been shrouded in infamy. In fact a lot of witches and pagans in Europe got a hold of us through the stars and stripes Kim Rayworth said. We re not alone Over  the pair who have been at Torrejon a since March might not be alone in Europe but they definitely Are in the minority of military members who Are ready to openly admit that religious preference. Depending on your rank and position you Don t know How your Bosses Are going to react said Rayworth whose dog tags say wiccan. Especially younger people thinking about a career if they go bringing this out they can be dogged the rest of their  Rayworth said he might not have been so bold if he was t just three years shy of retirement. What can they do they can put put me in a really Lousy Job tucked in an office somewhere but they d have to think of the consequences of doing that with social actions and the in inspector general or some other  the 36-year-old Rayworth does wonder however if a sudden firing from his Job at in Ciurlik a was linked to an october air Force times article in which his wife was quoted. The firing occurred without explanation the Day after the newspaper was distributed on base and Rayworth never received a new duty title. I can Only suspect but i have absolutely no proof. I can Only conjecture he said. However in Ciurlik a spokesman capt. Clem Gaines said while Many of the personnel in Rayworth s Squadron since have rotated he was not aware of any negative move within the maintenance Complex. Gaines also noted that Rayworth must have had a favourable performance record to be granted a consecutive overseas tour As he was. The Rayworth Basic belief says do what you will and harm none Kim Rayworth said. Wiccan believe in no single supreme being but rather a collection of cosmic forces in the components of the universe such As rocks Trees and people. They also practice Folk magic the heart of which is the spell. Spells basically Are rituals in which objects such As crystals candles herbs or plants Are used to help the witches focus their energies to bring about desired goals. Unlike some witches who Are bothered by the Hollywood hype connected to the word Witch former Rock n1 Roll disc jockey Kim Rayworth does t mind being called a Witch. Sporting a born again Pagan Button next to her Pentagram she claims to have absolutely nothing against Jesus or the people who believe in him but is irked by those who try to Force their beliefs on her. I m a religious nut on wicca she said. You can Call me a religious fanatic because i probably fit the Bill but i Don t go around saying Here s my pamphlet read this " the Rayworth Tell their children about their beliefs but they try to allow their daughters to choose by letting them attend Church something that they say most Pagan parents these Days Don t  they Are always looking for other witches to join the 50-Strong Pagan military network for which Kim Rayworth publishes a newsletter but they re not proselytizing. My goal is to be Able to say hey we re having a Witch party at my House or whatever and not have protesters at my House she said sunday August 28, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 13