Jesus is against cannabis.

[Oneironaut]

I made this picture in Photoshop for another thread, but hey, I figured it belongs here as well.

[jamstigator]

Oneironaut: "Could you teach me how to walk on water?"

I can teach you that. All it requires is a lake or stream or river and a cold winter.

[Storm Crow]

Lots of info out there!

Spiritual use of cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jesus 'healed using cannabis' | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited

Was Jesus a Stoner?: The Hempire - [cannabis, uk]

And then there's the Coptic Christians :rastasmoke:

Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church

And everyone knows about the Rastafarians! So I ain't gonna bother finding a site about their beliefs.

Come on, guys- back up your arguments! It looks to me as if the "every plant bearing seed" plus the above would indicate the possibility that Jesus was not only in favor of cannabis, but that he used it also! - Granny:hippy:

[TallCoolOne]

This is why I'm Buddhist.

[Storm Crow]

And I'm Wiccan! But I'm also the granddaughter of a Congregationalist minister, who was a wise and gentle man. Only saw him angry once (at my Mom! )- and that's where the quote in my sig came from. And about our many beliefs (and the foolishness of disagreement among faiths)- I'll just quote an ancient Chinese saying.....

"There are many paths up the mountain. The view from the top is the same."

May we all journey up the mountain in peace and harmony! - Granny:hippy:

[natureisawesome]

Just read my signature. It speaks for itself.

[natureisawesome]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Oneironaut
Speaking of Christians ignoring parts of their holy book, what's up with them not reading Matthew 5:17-19? These are supposed to be the words from Jesus' own mouth, right in the middle of the freaking Sermon on the Mount.

That means Mosaic law is still in effect, and I deserve to be stoned because I just got done breaking the commandment against working on the Sabbath.

You're right, that's why I keep the sabbath.

But the entire levitical law is not in effect. Paul says that was a"shadow of the good things to come". When he's reffering to these things, it brings to light part of the old testament. You see, under the old law, there was two parts. There was the 10 commandments which was spoken directly from God to Israel, and later written on tablets. Then there was theb rest of the law which was given to Moses and then given to the rest of the Hebrews. The tablets that had the ten commandments written on them were kept inside the ark, but the rest of the law was placed directly on the outside of the ark on the side. This is an allegory referring to the heavenly things to come that were revealed and manifested through Christ, and the rest of the law which was to pass away with the coming of the new testament.

[Oneironaut]

This is why I'm Buddhist.

Buddhist, eh? Isn't one of the Five Precepts of Buddhism to refrain from intoxicating substances? That's one of the main reason I'm not a Buddhist.

[imitator]

Buddhist, eh? Isn't one of the Five Precepts of Buddhism to refrain from intoxicating substances? That's one of the main reason I'm not a Buddhist.

The first Buddha was a prince who engaged in many many things that would be considered against the general practices of buddhism.

Here is a quote from wiki(yeah i know, dubious source) that best explains the rule, imo.

According to the fifth precept of the Pancasila, Buddhists should refrain from intoxicants, which cause a loss of mindfulness. Most Buddhist schools have strongly discouraged the use of intoxicants or psychoactives of any kind, with minor exceptions. Priests in the Soto Zen tradition of Japan, for example, are allowed to consume alcohol.

Im too baked and tired at the moment to go into much detail, so I hope that suffices. =)

[natureisawesome]

Dies this page have a glitch in it or something? I can't go to page 5.