From Austin-American Herald 2-1-00: A Republican-leaning independent, Kiernan is trying to decide between McCain and Bradley. And Bush? She grilled him about something that means a lot to her when he came by the gym last week. "I feel that . . . he would pass a law that the military could not practice Wicca,and I'm not willing to give up my rights of religious freedom," said Kiernan, who lived in Austin until 1993 while her husband, Michael, was stationed at nearby Fort Hood. " I like Bush. He's a very nice man. The time I spoke with him he told me he was not informed for making that statement. He still has until November to redeem himself." With Kiernan, at least, Bush is still paying for a statement he made last year that Wicca -- whose practitioners call themselves witches and believe in the dual deity of god and goddess -- is not a religion and should not be practiced on military bases. </XMP>
>From Austin-American Herald 2-1-00: A Republican-leaning independent, Kiernan is trying to decide between McCain and Bradley. And Bush? She grilled him about something that means a lot to her when he came by the gym last week. "I feel that . . . he would pass a law that the military could not practice Wicca,and I'm not willing to give up my rights of religious freedom," said Kiernan, who lived in Austin until 1993 while her husband, Michael, was stationed at nearby Fort Hood. " I like Bush. He's a very nice man. The time I spoke with him he told me he was not informed for making that statement. He still has until November to redeem himself." With Kiernan, at least, Bush is still paying for a statement he made last year that Wicca -- whose practitioners call themselves witches and believe in the dual deity of god and goddess -- is not a religion and should not be practiced on military bases.
