In the end, the bill was shot down stating Pagan paths are protected under the 1st Amendment. After this ruling, the US Army added a section to the U.S. Army Chaplains Handbook for Witchcraft practices. The handbook lists the religion as Wicca, which is one of the modern sects of the faith. Witchcraft, in all its incarnations, is probably one of the longest and most persecuted religions in history, as stated by the University of Virginia . Unfortunately that persecution continues to today.
Witchcraft is a religion and a way of life.
In most traditions the Craft is symbolized by worship of the male and female aspects of the Divine universe, within the self and around nature as a whole. The Divine encompasses the manifestation of the male and female as a God and Goddess combination. Most pagans assign mythological deities, or pantheons , to these aspects of the Divine, to give them form and substance. Much like Christians do with images of Jesus or the Crucifix as a representation of Jesus and God. Witchcraft is a universal based religion, believing in the seen and unseen forces in all nature here on Earth and in the universe.