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Can a Christian smoke marijuana?
- Thread starter nnmartin
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Uh.. thanks. I think.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Give me a break.
I am concerned with animal cruelty, slavery, starvation, female mutilation, child abuse, sexual abuse, and the economy, to name just a few causes more worthy of my attention than legalizing marijuana.
I have a full time job and a large family on top of that.
Like I said, bigger fish to fry.
You do make a very good point. At the same time, however, smoking pot is not something we need to do, unless it is for medical purposes, of course.
Yeah, it's not something that we need to do and there are bigger fish to fry as has already been stated here. Maybe I'll just move to a country where it is legal then Christians wouldn't consider it a sin I guess haha.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Why are you worried about what some Christians think about you smoking weed?
FreeTHinker4eva
Advocate
you assume much when you post such drivel to me
FreeTHinker4eva
Advocate
Marijuana has never been called dope by anyone other than those afraid of it. And what's in YOUR medicine cabinet?
^Yea... don't smoke help, you'll just get a lot of bad air....
Smoke the flowers of the Cannabis plant, hemp is just the fibrous plant material.
It's just like any other plant which has healing properties.... think 'herbal tea' folks....
Why doesn chamomile tea or the scent of lavender calm you down?
The answer is natural.
Smoke the flowers of the Cannabis plant, hemp is just the fibrous plant material.
It's just like any other plant which has healing properties.... think 'herbal tea' folks....
Why doesn chamomile tea or the scent of lavender calm you down?
The answer is natural.
"Just Following the Law" ..... er.... "Orders" that is....
Isn't that what the Nazis said at Nuremberg?
Wasn't Ghandi breaking 'Laws'?
Does that make him a sinner?
Do we really put that much FAITH.... in our Governments?
Do you really think marching for human rights is in the same category as smoking some weed? No, I don't trust my government, but I don't want to be arrested because I decided I needed to smoke pot- I mean it isn't worth it. I might be willing to be arrested if I was actually doing something for the good of humanity, like Gandhi did. And obeying the law about smoking pot is definitely not in the same category as obeying the law for mass murder. :sarcastic
What's 'murder'?
Is it taking away people's life?
Is putting mass amount of people in prison unfairly for long periods of time taking away a mass of people's life unfairly?
Have you ever smoked pot btw?
I get the sense that most people who are against it never have....
Is it taking away people's life?
Is putting mass amount of people in prison unfairly for long periods of time taking away a mass of people's life unfairly?
Have you ever smoked pot btw?
I get the sense that most people who are against it never have....
It's not quite as bad as the government taking away people's life, but I think it does fall in with them taking away people's freedom. I believe that life is about being free, so it does greatly diminish the quality of my life whenever I cannot freely choose to use certain plants as I see fit for recreational and spiritual purposes. Like I said, I'm not really into drinking alcohol with the exception of wine, oh and white russians haha. I just don't understand why I can't just be left alone to live my life as I choose. Why does everyone feel the need to impose their sense of the ideal self onto the original self of others? Sorry, this isn't wholly directed at you Christine lol. I'm just venting a little.
I truly believe that if the Nazis were allowed to smoke marijuana, then the Holocaust would have never happened.
Because Christians tend to be in power, especially in the U.S. I don't know if I've even ever heard of anyone following an Eastern religion getting elected into office. A few Jewish people and Muslims here and there, so it's a predominantly Abrahamic culture in Washington.
In this particular case, I was just trying to tie things back to the OP about Christians smoking weed. It's only considered a sin whenever the government says that it's wrong but in countries where the government says its okay then it ceases to be a sin. I thought Christians tended to believe in more absolute morality...? This seems pretty relative.
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Psalm57
Member
I totally agree! :clap We are told in the Bible to not be drunk with wine, therefore I think that also omits the idea of getting high on weed. We need to have a sound mind, not one that is under the influence of a substance.
Psalm57
Member
In my opinion.... I would say it means not to come under it's influence. One should use wisdom in the amount they choose to drink. For myself, I don't drink any alcohol. I've seen what can happen when a person is drunk and I find it to be frightening. I prefer iced tea, or milk, soda, spring water, none of which will make one drunk.