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In 1985, in Dettmer v Landon (617 F Supp 592), the District Court of Virginia, pursuant to rule 52 (a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, ruled that Witchcraft is a legitimate religion and falls within a recognizable religious category. In 1986, in the Federal Appeals court fourth circuit, Butzner, J. affirmed the decision (799 F 2d 929). The Court concluded that �the Church of Wicca, of which the plaintiff is a sincere follower, is a religion for the purpose of the free exercise clause." Williams. J. 1985 Dettmer v. Landon Supra. �We agree with the district court that the doctrine taught by the Church of Wicca is a religion." Butzner. J. 19864th Circuit. Dettmer v. Landon Supra.
The "Court may not inquire into worthiness of parties' religious belief to ascertain whether they merit First Amendment protection, but need only consider whether beliefs are 'religious' in parties' own scheme of things and whether their beliefs are sincere." USCA Const. Amend. I "To be a bona fide religious belief entitled to protection under either the First Amendment or Title VII, a belief must be sincerely held" and within the believers own scheme of things religious. USCA Const. Amend. 1: Civil Rights Act 1964 701 et seq., 717 as amended 42 USCA 2000e-16"
Article VII of the U.S. Constitution states: "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be The Supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding."In light of the fact that Dettmer v. Landon supra, being a Federally Adjudicated case. it is thereby protected by the Constitution. No state can override this Federal adjudication. No Witch can be denied his/her civil liberty and right to be a Witch, open and free, in any state in the land; within the parameters of the Law."
In United States v. Phillips, (42 M.J. 346) in the concurring opinion by Judge Wiss stated: "First, Wicca
is a socially recognized religion. It is acknowledged as such by the Army. See Dept. of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 165-13-1, Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups: A Handbook for Chaplains (April 1980), revising A Pamphlet 165-"Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups: A Handbook for Chaplains" (April 1978).
�Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.� � U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856�1941), Whitney v. California, 274 U. S. 357 (1927)
