[Ardantane Herald] Bush apolgizes to Sgt Stewart

[KIM]

1. US Prez apologizes to Robert Stewart
    Posted by: "Berkana" berkanamarigold at yahoo.com berkanamarigold
    Date: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:13 am ((PDT))

Forwarding from Circle Times Newsletter.......
   
   
  At midday today, President George W. Bush met by phone with Roberta
Stewart, a Wiccan from Nevada and member of Circle Sanctuary.   The
president apologized to Roberta for her not being invited to the
 meeting he
held in Reno, Nevada on Tuesday with families of Nevada soldiers killed
 in
action.

Reports about Roberta not being invited to this meeting began appearing
 in
the media yesterday and have continued today:
http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20070830/News/108300034 

In the press articles, both Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of
 Americans
United for Separation of Church and State, and  Rev. Selena Fox, senior
minister of Circle Sanctuary, called for the president to apologize to
Roberta Stewart, and to give equal respect to soldiers and their
 families
regardless of their religious orientation.

During the phone call, the president said that he admired Roberta for
 her
spirit and thanked her for accepting his apology.  He also offered his
condolences for the loss of her husband, Sgt. Patrick Stewart, who was
killed in action in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on
 September
25, 2005.

Following her phone meeting with the president, Roberta told Selena:
  "I am
thankful that President Bush offered his condolences and his apology.
  This
has helped bring some much needed closure for me regarding this recent
 issue
as well as the struggles I have endured in the Veteran Pentacle Quest
seeking to have my husband properly honored."

Both Rev. Fox and Rev. Lynn have expressed their appreciation for the
president's phone meeting with Roberta:

Rev. Fox: "I am glad that President Bush provided this support to
 Roberta
-- it has helped remedy this recent problem as well as helped heal the
stress that Roberta has endured since her husband was killed in action.
It also is a positive development for Wiccans and other Pagans who are
serving and who have served in the US military and their families in
 the
quest for equal respect and equal rights in society."

Rev. Lynn: "The president has done the right thing, and his apology to
Stewart should be commended.  All veterans of war, regardless of their
faith, should be honored and treated with the utmost respect,
 especially
from their commander-in-chief.  We are pleased the president recognized
 his
slight of Stewart was wrong."

Americans United for Separation of Church and State has issued a press
release commending President Bush for apologizing to Roberta:
http://www.au.org 

Rev. Lynn interviewed Roberta for his Culture Shocks show shortly after
 the
President apologized to her.  The show will broadcast today on radio
 and on
the internet at 5:50 pm Eastern, and will be archived on-line tomorrow
 --
tune in: http://www.cultureshocks.com 

Thanks to everyone who responded to yesterday's Circle Times and sent
healing blessings to Roberta and networked on this issue!


Circle Times: Thursday, August 30, 2007


       


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