Attn. Religious: Marijuana is Not a Sin (ep. 2)
Those who frequent the site should be familiar with this theme, if not, feel free to read the first episode. I will be completely honest, I had no plans of making this a series, however, if it does become a theme I welcome it as long as it helps educate others.
I received an e-mail yesterday from a reader. Now, I do not publish names unless given specific instruction to do so by the people I converse with, and, unfortunately, I am unable to get permission from this individual due to their e-mail address currently bouncing back anything I try to send. What I can tell you about the gentleman (let’s call him Joe) is that he is a senior, majoring in Physical Education, at a Christian university located in the United States.
First I will post the e-mail, un-edited, in its entirety. I’ll follow up with my usual point-by-point response as if I were speaking to Joe in person.
Joe, if you are reading this, feel free to contact me with your reply… but please keep in mind your e-mail is apparently broken or won’t accept e-mails from my domain.
Marijuana should be legal, huh?
haha
wow
That worked well for China back in the day, huh?
36% of Doctors say “No, don’t make it legal, that would be a terrible idea”, but you know better, right??? (and yes, I have a source for this if you want it
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You claim to be a Christian, and claim that God made marijuana to be smoked? HA!
God also made sex, but he doesn’t condone adultery or rape.
God made poisonous mushrooms, and they are good for breaking down wood, but not for eating.
God made hemp, and it is good for paper or rope, but not for smoking!
Yeah, it makes you feel good, allows you to escape for a while. That’s what my friend’s Dad said about cheating on his wife!! He got out of the house, forgot about his problems, and explored the wonderful creation God made in sex.
Should people with Glaucoma be able to use marijuana? Sure. I suppose that’s legit.
Should a person with the flu, or with a severe headache? No way.
Would legalizing it solve all of our problems and make you into an internet hero? No.
I don’t believe you are a bad person for doing it.
However, just as I believe masturbation is wrong, i occasionaly slip up.
And in the same waySometimes you can’t control your urges to smoke a blunt. I can understand that. It’s an escape, it makes you feel good, whatever..
My point is this: The day I start saying, “Well, masturbation is a Godly thing, we should start preaching that it is ok, tellign our kids to whack off as much as they want fantasizing about whoever they want”, THATS THE PROBLEM. lol..
one other thing and then i’ll be done
Do you REALLY condone driving while high?
REALLY?
If so, perhaps we have less to talk about than I thought.
For my response, continue reading after the break.
