It is believed that a number of the 28 per cent of the Armed Forces who say they do not have a preferred religion are Wiccans. The popularity of Wicca at Fort Hood is so great that some new recruits are even asking to be posted there to join the Open Circle. Congregations are being formed at other bases across the United States and in Germany and Guam. A Wicca information pack is dispatched from the chaplain's office at Fort Hood to interested parties in the forces. There are some who question how the ethics of witchcraft can sit comfortably with the basic tenets of warfare.
Officers are reluctant to talk about the witches in their midst.
It's such a volatile subject. And some of the witches themselves remain shy about their beliefs and are careful not to advertise them. But the presence of Wiccans, who worship the Mother Earth and Father Sky, has unquestionably angered Christian groups around Fort Hood. We don't think anybody in the army or otherwise should be in favour of witchcraft. The Bible states explicitly, 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live'.