Quote Originally Posted by MastaChronic
if YOU have such a problem with smoking weed then dont do it. i personally think that the bible is a load of bullshit. i live my life guided by the morals that i believe in, not what some bullshit book tells me is right and wrong
Seriously.

He's right about the Bible being very clear on authority. The Bible is certainly no anarchist's manifesto. This is from the Sermon on the Mount:
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
So, according to Jesus, even if the government is compelling you to do something you don't want to do (or compelling you not to do something you want to do), you should comply. Even if you believe the government is acting unjust, and consider the law to be your enemy, you must obey it, for you are to love your enemies and do whatever is asked of you by anybody ever.

Fortunately for us, Jesus was an idiot and most of us know nowadays that it's okay to break unjust laws. If people based their interactions with authority on what the Bible has to say, slavery would still be in practice.