Quote Originally Posted by afghooey
"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer." (Romans 13:1-4)

So actually, doing anything illegal is going against what the bible says, including smoking marijuana. Sorry, Capin'. :P
i've been hit with this one numerous times, but the problem is, what if the "authorites" god places over us decide on banning christianity alltogether?
do we then turn away from god? of course not, just like daniel in the lions den, he didn't turn but did it in SECRET... he was saved by gods' grace...

the thing is that you have to look at the situation and understand the reason for the law, law with no reason is no law at all, things override in the bible majorily (there was a thread on this)

"for i have given you every HERB bearing seed and every green tree, for you it shall be for meat" -God

"in latter times some will speak lies and hypocrisy telling you to obstain from the meats in wich i have given you" -god

funny how in the first verse god refers to herbs and green trees as meat, and in the second he tells us people will speak lies and hypocrisy about meat(meaning herb) (sounds like the government)

he prophesised this

and technically our constitution gives us the freedom to "practice our religions" and in mine smoking of the herb is more than a practice or tradition but a part of christianity itself...

christ means the "annointed one", annointed with what? the holy annointing oil of course and as christians we are to be the annointed ones!:rasta: