Wicca
Coverage of Wicca in the Nexus archive.
- 'Pagan' outreach, Wiccan prayer defense could haunt Dem in battleground race
Republican opponents are attacking Iowa Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott for her past support of a Wiccan-led statehouse prayer, citing her 2015 op-ed defending the practice. Garriott, a Lutheran minister, faces criticism from GOP figures like RNC spokesman Zachary Kraft, who mock her religious views. The controversy stems from her advocacy for inclusive Christian values and her criticism of lawmakers who boycotted the pagan ritual.
- 'Pagan' outreach, Wiccan prayer defense could haunt Dem in battleground race
Republican attacks on Iowa Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott focus on her past defense of a Wiccan-led statehouse prayer and her op-eds criticizing Christian lawmakers. The GOP is leveraging her 2015 writings to challenge her in a battleground race against Rep. Zach Nunn.