All was fine as long as he was a pentecostal chaplain, but, thinking he could change his religion as easily as most chaplains change their denomination, this very qualified guy found himself booted right out of Iraq.

"When Larsen came along last spring, Sacred Well's leaders thought they finally had someone the military could not possibly reject: a physically fit 6-foot-4 clergyman originally ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who holds a master's degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Moreover, Larsen had spent 10 years as an officer in the National Guard, finished near the top of his class in chaplain's training and was already serving as a chaplain in Iraq."

The Army insists there was no discrimination involved.

Yeah, right.

General Richardson says that there aren't enough wiccans IN the military to support a full time Wiccan chaplain, but though there are over 4,000 wiccans serving with now - no - chaplain, there are "22 rabbis for 4,038 Jews, 11 imams for 3,386 Muslims, six teachers for 636 Christian Scientists."

Wiccan Chaplain booted from the military