Source: Tucson Citizen
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/50193.php
In theory, the government treats all religions equally in America. In practice, however, some religions are more equal than others.
But two victories by minority religious groups last month are small but significant steps toward leveling the religious-liberty playing field as promised in the First Amendment.
April 23, Wiccans finally won their 10-year battle to have the symbol of their faith added to the list of 38 "emblems of belief" approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for placement on government headstones and memorials.
A few days earlier, on April 17, a religious group called Summum won a key round in its fight to place monuments in Utah city parks alongside Ten Commandments monuments. (Summum, founded some 30 years ago, is difficult to summarize, but the group describes its beliefs as consistent with Gnostic Christianity.)
The message to government officials in both cases is simple but profound: Under the First Amendment, a right for one is a right for all.