Is using Marijuana a Sin?

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   Randy Godwinposted 16 years ago

   Hmm, the guy is smoking pot and someone looking like a narc shows up knocking on his door and he is suspicious. If you didn't know him well and I assume Danny (whoever he is) didn't know him well either, what was the purpose of the visit?  Sorry, but you do have a suspicious looking demeanor which could make anyone reluctant to allow you entrance to their home.  Was this visit for religious reasons?  You neglected to  say.

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      Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Well since you consider smoking pot a religion then yes, it was for religious purposes.

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         Randy Godwinposted 16 years agoin reply to this

         I have never stated I consider smoking pot a religion.  Unlike you, I didn't inherit a religion to bother people with.  Especially one founded by a con man who made up a fictitious bible with the help of an angel named Maroni.  And people like you fell for it.  Again, what was the purpose of your visit to the guy?

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            Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

            well he did translate it in two months, can you write a 700 page book in two months?

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   marinealways24posted 16 years ago

   It's only a sin if you do not pass after puffing.

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      Randy Godwinposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      "Thou shalt not bogart."

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   Onusonusposted 16 years ago

   In fact lets talk about the fact that he spoke about the ancestors of the Native Americans. It was extreemly out of the ordinary to say that these people who were known as nomadic tent dwellers came from an advanced socioty when people like Myans, Olmecs, and Incas, were scarsely heard of. The thought of their ancesters building large complex temples or even having a written language was laughable in that day.

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      Randy Godwinposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Gee onus, where did you learn about Native American history.  The Cherokee already had successful farming communities before Smith wrote the "translation" as you call it.  This was one reason they were forced on "The Trail of Tears."  The local white men wanted the fertile land and possessions these people had worked for.  They also developed an alphabet and newspaper.  Not all Native Americans were nomadic. 
      
      Smith and the only other witnesses to the "golden tablets" were former con-men in the old "money digging scam."  He adapted this same method in translating the tablets.  Coincidence?  He was also instrumental in the practice of polygamy.  I would suggest everyone read about Joseph Smith's past history with the law and controversial beliefs. 
      
      You still didn't say why you went to visit someone you barely knew.

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         Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

         Sequoyah did not come up with an alphabet until 1819 which is hardly historical evidence for ancient written language. But you imply that their simplistic farming communities somehow inspire one to surmise thay they come from a culture advanced in brick work, mortar, cement, and other various metal works, on top of the elaborate construction of temples.
              You say that they were all con men but fail to recognize the fact that they all at some point descented from the truth and were angry with Joseph, yet none of them ever faltered from their testimonies concerning the translation of the Book of Mormon, and that they had seen angles. There should be some point where at least one of the twelve witnesses of the book of Mormon would have spilt the beans but they all took it to their graves, some even having it written on their toombstones.
         
              You had better go back to the "living hope ministries" web sight and come up with some better stuff than that cause it's pretty weak.

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            C.Ferreiraposted 16 years agoin reply to this

            "...descented from the truth..."
            
            What does that even mean? How can someone 'descented' from a non physical...thing?
            
            That doesn't make any sense, and even if it did, how do you know what the truth is?
            
            If I told you that the truth was that a magical unicorn that no one has ever seen is the creator of this Earth, would you believe me?
            
            Probably not, for two reasons...
            
            1. Because you are stuck in your religious fanaticism, and
            
            2. That would sound pretty crazy to you.
            
            That is how everyone reacts when you try to push your religious beliefs on them. They are not high or paranoid, they are annoyed and agitated.

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            Randy Godwinposted 16 years agoin reply to this

            I have never logged on to the living hope site.  I don't need to because Smith's history is well documented.  Many of his claims have been proven false including events he had claimed to have witnessed.  But don't take my word for it, google "Joseph Smith con man" and see what you find.  Oh sure, you will say everyone is wrong except you.
            
            I do not care what you believe as long you are not advocating things harmful to innocent people.  But your religious views (most certainly inherited from your parents) affect your judgment when it comes to reality.  There seems to be a brainwashing effect in your religion which Mormons are not aware of.
            
            As you said before, this gets off topic and it's clear we will get nowhere on this thread.  Perhaps we need to start another.

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               Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

               I've heard the same AntiMormon crap since the seventh grade and it's easily debunked if one just spends a few minutes to reaserch the answers. Asside from that, you cant take away the fact that I have seen miracles wrought by the Priesthood; I've seen bone fused together at the comencment of an amen, sicknesses cured, and countless healings, I've experienced visions and blessings heaped upon myself and my family even in times of personal and emotional disaster. So praise to the man who communed with Jehova, and Peter, James, and John, John the baptist, Moses Moroni, Gabriel, and Elijah, and a host of others. Truely Jesus anointed that prophet and seer.
                    No brain washing here, just personal, real life experiance.

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                  earnestshubposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                  Onusonus, your saying that If I believe what you do all the little children who are sick can be cured? All I have to do is follow you to be in perfect harmony and able to do miracles? This is insulting and indicative of how small and localized your thinking is.If anyone could cure anything the rush to their door would be televised worldwide within hours.

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                     tksenseiposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                     Miracles aside, do you think that having faith aids in healing from sickness/injury?

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                        Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                        Absolutely, every faithfilled person has the right to experiance the tender mercies of the Lord.

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                     Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                     That is a gross oversimplification of what I have said. I find it odd that you choose to be insulted by the healing power of the Priesthood.

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   TheSandmanposted 16 years ago

   I've had top doctors tell me that it would help my wife with her Chemo and pain from cancer. Then give her all you can. By GOD

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   TheSandmanposted 16 years ago

   Yes just personal real life experience, I think I may have stumbled into the wrong place but ....

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   earnestshubposted 16 years ago

   No I do not. Apart from with psychosomatics. The extreme "religious" experiences are better explained as self induces subconscious responses related only to their joint neurosis.

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      Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      tell that to the dead people who were brought back to life.

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         earnestshubposted 16 years agoin reply to this

         Lots of dead people come back to life, it depends on how dead they are.

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            Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

            Are they dead or mostly dead?

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               earnestshubposted 16 years agoin reply to this

               Clinically dead. No heartbeat, not breathing, deeply unconscious, with no brain activity.

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                  sandra rinckposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                  LOL, nope you are either dead or you are alive?  Nothing in between young son.

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                     Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                     I was quoting Billy Crystal, Havn't you seen the Princess Bride? Mutten, lettuce, and tomato? Mostly dead? Humperdink?

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                        sandra rinckposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                        LOL, I didn't catch the whole thing, just saw something about being half dead... thought whaaa?  If your dead your dead... but yeah okay, I gotcha!

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                           Onusonusposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                           Gotcha!

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                  mohitmisraposted 16 years agoin reply to this

                  Its what Jesus meant by saying reborn.One needs to die and come back. Death is the door to god and thats when you realize you are actually deathless or immortal- God.

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   JonTutorposted 16 years ago

   Hell, NO!!

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   \Brenda Scullyposted 16 years ago

   I thought death was the enemy of mankind, am I wrong

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      mohitmisraposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      "Death is my friend,
      Where there is no trend."
      
      " Why fear,
      It is really near."
      
      For the awakened one death is his friend.Death has no hold over such a person.

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   JonTutorposted 16 years ago

   Brenda, Some bright dude once said that Death and Taxes are certainty....We got to live our lives to the full....Youth only comes once.  I can't be twenty again when I am forty.

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    scheinandrasposted 16 years ago

    I don't think it's a sin to smoke weed. It's not the healthiest way to live but not the worst too.

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       chukra Gposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       at this condition of earth even when you are the healthiest you cant live for thousand years

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    Randy Godwinposted 16 years ago

    This thread indicates the true state of both our laws and religious beliefs in the U.S.  Millions of dollars are spent every year trying to stop people from smoking pot when it is easily obtained most anywhere.  Go into any rippy market and see how many different brands of rolling papers are available for purchase. 
    
    By passing laws against marijuana we have made a product you can grow for nothing worth thousands of dollars a pound.  Hundreds of tons are imported on a regular basis to guarantee supply to many users.  A large part of this money goes to Mexico and other countries.  An important medical aid is subjected to bias by ignorant people believing the propaganda spouted by conservative and religious citizens, all because of lies promoted by our government.
    
    Historically, religion has held back advancements in science and medical technology.  People were imprisoned or executed because they dared to say the world was round.  Slavery was condoned by the pope to justify its existence so money could flow into the church. 
    
    Innocent people were murdered by "believers" because they put faith in their church leaders.  As evidenced by Onusonus in this thread, ridiculous statements and beliefs are still being propagated causing otherwise intelligent people to be misinformed about many subjects.
    
    Those who inherit these beliefs from their parents are at a disadvantage right from the start.  They wish to believe their parents, as they should in most cases, but some of the teachings affect them the rest of their lives.  They then go on to spout the same rubbish as fact trying to convince others they are the only one's who are right.  In my opinion, this is much more harmful than marijuana could ever be.  Witnessing about incorrect information is in itself a sin.

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    marijuana mikeposted 15 years ago

    i agree so much, smoking pot is not bad at all, and i hate to brake it to u, im 14, i smoke some of the best stuff in the world, i live in berkeley ca, its called getting money from ur parents, u and ur friend both get $10 a week from ur parents, u go bye a dub, and it lasts u the weekend, this is good shit to, and to be quit frank, $400 an oz is a bit of a rip off, my friends getting a half oz. of master kush, and we know its master kush, he knows the grower, he's been friends with him for about 2 years, he checks up on the weed once a week, its in its drying stage atm, but any way, he's getting it for $60, u heard me correctly, 60 for a half oz of master kush, im buying a quarter oz from him for $70.

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       earnestshubposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       How much would you smoke if it was free? You mix tobacco with that?

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          sandra rinckposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Sounds like marijuana mike is getting ripped off!

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             earnestshubposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Yeh, that's up there Mike!

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    simplyjoposted 15 years ago

    Well if it is, then forgive me god for I have sinned !!!!!

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       earnestshubposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Did you mix tobacco with that?

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          simplyjoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Yes, always do...
          
          

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       sandra rinckposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Do unto others my friend and all sin is forgiven.

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    kmackey32posted 15 years ago

    no its an all natural herb, Although I dont like it some people do...

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    earnestshubposted 15 years ago

    It burns better with tobacco, but tobacco is really bad for you. Smoke it straight if you can.

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       simplyjoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Wow..is it ? I didn't know that.
       I feel 'enlighted' )))
       
       
       

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    bennyjetposted 15 years ago

    everything bad is good! and everything good is bad!

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       simplyjoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       lol. so true.
       
       

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    earnestshubposted 15 years ago

    Is using marijuana a sin? It is if you don't inhale!

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    lyricsingrayposted 15 years ago

    Depends who's asking.
    
    

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    lyricsingrayposted 15 years ago

    

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       DogSiDaedposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       LOL

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    K Partinposted 15 years ago

    I heard it's a sin only if you don't share!

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    Sue Adamsposted 15 years ago

    It's a virtue.

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    mikelongposted 15 years ago

    Marijuana, at worst, is something that can be used to stay ongoingly intoxicated....whether or not that is a bad thing, in my mind, is determined based off a few criteria:
    
    1) How functional and active the given person is during and after partaking, and
    
    2) How much financial hardship the partaker is putting him/herself in to keep indulging, which is dependent on a person's level of dependence...
    
    The crime is in the criminalization, which at least in the United States is based off competing wood-hemp paper interests mixed with anti-Mexican rhetoric to enable the mass deportation of up to a million and a half Mexicans from the United States, many of whom were citizens and/or legal residents....
    
    Say thank you to Andrew Mellon and William Randolph Hearst.....
    (and how much money these men, amongst others made....using government as their plaything)

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    caravalhophotoposted 15 years ago

    God put it on our Earth...partake my friends!

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    PB_Smithposted 15 years ago

    Pretty long thread!
    One thing I always notice in these type of "discussions" is the incorrect notion of what sin is in the Bible. Sin is not a particular action or act, it is a condition or state of being separated spiritually from God. According to the Bible we are born into sin and have a sinful nature. It is not some act we commit that is a sin, it is the condition of man at this stage of spiritual development. The actions or behaviors that we call "sins" are a result of this separation from God.
    
    In the Old Testament the Law was not given for man to strive to follow it, but rather to illustrate that man is not able of his own power and will to meet the standard of righteousness that God requires.
    Same with the New Testament or New Covenant concept of grace and being "saved" by grace rather than works.
    
    Why do people always insist on putting the cart before the horse?
    Smoking pot or not smoking pot is irrelevant, what is relevant is the motives and intentions behind the act.
    No object or thing is "sinful" in and of itself, but rather our intentions and motivations in it's use dictate whether or not that particular act is "sinful". Smoking pot may be a "sin" for one person and not for another. The pot itself is neutral, as is everything else.
    The way I understand New Testament Christianity is that the intent of an action carries much more weight than the action itself as far as God is concerned.
    That concept of defining "sin" can be applied to anything a person may or may not do in life.
    
    
    
    Onusonus after reading your posts and some of your hubs I can only suggest one thing to you, get a spellchecking program.

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    Jeramiposted 15 years ago

    I have only  about  read about half of half ot these posts, and I may have to place to say anything but let me tell ya this. 
      Smokim pot is a sin  especifically if ya go to sleep on the railroad tracks afterwards.  Ya might hurt some body else like that.
        one sis aint no better than another I just hope we don't hurt anyone else while we are doin it to ourselves.

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    Richieb799posted 15 years ago

    rasta's smoke weed and they believe in a God. Only thing bad about smoking weed is its bad for your lungs if you smoke it with tobacco.. plus it can be some people main hobby lol

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       Jeramiposted 15 years agoin reply to this

           I'm not sayin that it is a good thang to make a habit of doin anything...  even makin a habit of sitin in your chair and eatin a bag of chocholite chip cookies every night.
          We gotta be more careful than we think that we do.

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          Richieb799posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          shouldnt need drugs to be happy anyway! I like being t-total

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    Jeramiposted 15 years ago

    I shouldn't need a pot of coffee in tha mornin either and I don't but I think do.

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       Richieb799posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       coffees  bit different lol, doesnt really give you feelings of europhoria lol

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          Jeramiposted 15 years agoin reply to this

              wait another forty years and your opinion on this may change.  How good is your coffee

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             Richieb799posted 15 years agoin reply to this

             lol they give us a cheap brand in work

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          Deborah Sextonposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          So it's OK to be strung out but not relaxed?

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    Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years ago

    I thought HP put the kaibash on these "is it a sin" threads a few months back.
    
    It is a sin to ressurect them.

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       earnestshubposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       

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    TheAllSeeingEyeposted 15 years ago

    When most people in the Religious community hear of one that smoke's marijuana these people often talk of how these "POT HEADS" are going to hell and there is absolutely no hope for them.
    
    
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    In ancient times mystics and religious priests ate magic mushrooms to connect with their spiritual essence. Many Shamans or ancient tribes smoke weed to connect with spirit. The pineal gland releases DMT that opens up the mind to astral travel and connect with multi dimensions.
    
    Many drugs contain DMT and they are simply banned to stop people discovering spirituality. Some of the hard drugs are banned for obvious reasons such as heroin and cocaine, but smoking weed is less harmful to the body than nicotine. Many people smoke weed because it relaxes the body and releases stress and toxins that corrupt the body. Weed has more beneficial impacts on the mind and body than alcohol yet alcohol is legal.
    
    People who are high on weed simply chill out and relax, they don't become hyperactive and want to take on the world like people who are intoxicated with alcohol.
    
    I can't see why weed is illegal myself. The only thing I can think of is that it releases DMT into the brain or that it promotes relaxation which is not within the rat race of living mentality Those who are high as a kite don't wanna do much if you know what I mean...LOL!!!
    
    watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhEj314cmLw

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    Deborah Sextonposted 15 years ago

    It has also been used successfully in the treatment of disease.
    
    It helps to stop the formation of plaque lesions in the brain for those with Multiple Sclerosis.
    It is used to stop nausea for people receiving chemotherapy.
    
    For those who don't want or need it, GREAT..not everyone is as such.

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    mega1posted 15 years ago

    OH GOOD GRIEF!  Is drinking a beer a sin?  Is drinking coffee a sin?  Is wanting to shoot somebody a sin?  - well, maybe wanting to shoot somebody is - but . . .

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       SirDentposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Wanting to shoot someone is not a sin but a temptation. Actually shooting them, unless in defense of self or others, is a sin.
       
       Smoking pot could be a sin, as with any type of over indulgence. Drinking one beer might not hurt, but drink a case, it is self evident.

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          aguasilverposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          In once great Britain even thinking of shooting someone would be a crime is spoken about! - just being flippant!

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          PB_Smithposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Not according to what Jesus said. Go read Mathew 5.28
          It is the intent and motivation that defines an act as sinful, not the act itself.
          Why in the world do so many people proclaiming to follow Christianity just not comprehend that simple concept. It is taught throughout the Bible, and Jesus emphasized it many times.
          It's not what is on the outside or what you eat, drink, or smoke that determines your "sinfullness" but the reasons why you do those things.

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             mega1posted 15 years agoin reply to this

             there are many great things in the Bible, but I don't take all of it as law.  that's just me, and I didn't mean to get in a religious forum, because for me that is a big SIN!  Now I must do penance.  um uh - denno?  what shall my penance for getting into a religious forum be?  hmmmmmm . . .

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                Denno66posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                Walking like an Egyptian? Man, where is my mind today?

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                PB_Smithposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                Your penance is three bong hits and four hail mary-janes.

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                   Denno66posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   Amen.

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             Deborah Sextonposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             You are very correct..EXACTLY!

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    Denno66posted 15 years ago

    It's a sin to smoke dirtweed, I agree wholeheartedly.

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       aguasilverposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Hi little fella, how about a quick chew of some nice mint I have back in the cocina.... and a sprig of rosemary for your hair... mmmm you would smell so NICE on the BBQ...
       
       
       
       Actually we will be needing a lamb to help us with the Passover feast.... if you're not too busy?

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          Denno66posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          You, sir, have no soul.

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    Bredaviesposted 15 years ago

    I want to Mary juana (haha those are song lyrics.)

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    sarah dawkinsposted 15 years ago

    How can something that is beneficial to health be sinful??  You need to stop reading the bible and start living.  Enjoy it and don't worry what people say about "pot heads".

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       aguasilverposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Sarah,
       
       The bible does not say it's sinful, indeed it says NOTHING you consume with thanksgiving to God will defile you, it's religious man that has set the rules for their followers.

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          Jeramiposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Jesus said to the religious leaders of the day, (Paraphrase)
          "Why are you making up all those rules that you don't even keep, just to make everyone else feel guilty"!!

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    Deborah Sextonposted 15 years ago

    Wow, this isn't what Scripture says or means. That is a Bible based entirely on interpretation not translation.
    
    The only time SMOKING or SMOKE appears in Scripture
    Is in places like Matthew 12.20 where it speaks of smoking Flax (Verb emitting smoke not a noun the act of smoking)
    
    Acts 2:19 speaks of  fire and smoke not smoking
    
    The Authority it speaks of is the Authority of the Elders not the police or courts
    
    Take a look at 1 Corinthians 6:
    1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
    12All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
    
    Romans 14
    1Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
    2For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
    3Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
    4Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
    5One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
    6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thank
    
    
    1 Timothy 5:22-24 (King James Version)
    
    22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
    
    23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

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       Deborah Sextonposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Lady G
       You might want to read what I said again.
       I said it never referred to smoking just smoke.
       Please read above

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    mega1posted 15 years ago

    doing all these penances has made me really hungry!  hmmm - chili or cheetose or a grilled cheese!  why not all three!

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    Denno66posted 15 years ago

    I'll fly if you buy!

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    Lady Guinevereposted 15 years ago

    It is mentioned many time in the Bible:
    
    1.Acts 2:19
    and I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs upon the earth beneath -- blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke,
    Acts 2:18-20 (in Context) Acts 2 (Whole Chapter)
    2.Revelation 8:4
    and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;
    Revelation 8:3-5 (in Context) Revelation 8 (Whole Chapter)
    3.Revelation 9:2
    and he did open the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and darkened was the sun and the air, from the smoke of the pit.
    Revelation 9:1-3 (in Context) Revelation 9 (Whole Chapter)
    4.Revelation 9:3
    And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority,
    Revelation 9:2-4 (in Context) Revelation 9 (Whole Chapter)
    5.Revelation 9:17
    And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those sitting upon them, having breastplates of fire, and jacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses [are] as heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceedeth fire, and smoke, and brimstone;
    Revelation 9:16-18 (in Context) Revelation 9 (Whole Chapter)
    6.Revelation 9:18
    by these three were the third of men killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouth,
    Revelation 9:17-19 (in Context) Revelation 9 (Whole Chapter)
    7.Revelation 14:11
    and the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages; and they have no rest day and night, who are bowing before the beast and his image, also if any doth receive the mark of his name.
    Revelation 14:10-12 (in Context) Revelation 14 (Whole Chapter)
    8.Revelation 15:8
    and filled was the sanctuary with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power, and no one was able to enter into the sanctuary till the seven plagues of the seven messengers may be finished.
    Revelation 15:7-8 (in Context) Revelation 15 (Whole Chapter)
    9.Revelation 18:9
    and weep over her, and smite themselves for her, shall the kings of the earth, who with her did commit whoredom and did revel, when they may see the smoke of her burning,
    Revelation 18:8-10 (in Context) Revelation 18 (Whole Chapter)
    10.Revelation 18:18
    and were crying, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What [city is] like to the great city?
    Revelation 18:17-19 (in Context) Revelation 18 (Whole Chapter)
    11.Revelation 19:3
    and a second time they said, `Alleluia;' and her smoke doth come up -- to the ages of the ages!
    Revelation 19:2-4 (in Context) Revelation 19 (Whole Chapter)

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       Deborah Sextonposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Wow, none of these refer to smoking..just smoke.

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          Lady Guinevereposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Well that is what you said that you looked up--smoke.  So I lookedit up and I got a whole lot more than one verse or instance.

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    Lady Guinevereposted 15 years ago

    Now the Old Testement:
    
    1.Genesis 15:17
    And it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.
    Genesis 15:16-18 (in Context) Genesis 15 (Whole Chapter)
    2.Genesis 19:28
    and he looketh on the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and on all the face of the land of the circuit, and seeth, and lo, the smoke of the land went up as smoke of the furnace.
    Genesis 19:27-29 (in Context) Genesis 19 (Whole Chapter)
    3.Exodus 19:18
    and mount Sinai [is] wholly a smoke from the presence of Jehovah, who hath come down on it in fire, and its smoke goeth up as smoke of the furnace, and the whole mount trembleth exceedingly;
    Exodus 19:17-19 (in Context) Exodus 19 (Whole Chapter)
    4.Deuteronomy 29:20
    Jehovah is not willing to be propitious to him, for then doth the anger of Jehovah smoke, also His zeal, against that man, and lain down on him hath all the oath which is written in this book, and Jehovah hath blotted out his name from under the heavens,
    Deuteronomy 29:19-21 (in Context) Deuteronomy 29 (Whole Chapter)
    5.Joshua 8:20
    And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither -- and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer, --
    Joshua 8:19-21 (in Context) Joshua 8 (Whole Chapter)
    6.Joshua 8:21
    and Joshua and all Israel have seen that the ambush hath captured the city, and that the smoke of the city hath gone up, and they turn back and smite the men of Ai;
    Joshua 8:20-22 (in Context) Joshua 8 (Whole Chapter)
    7.Judges 20:38
    And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush -- their causing to go up a great volume of smoke from the city.
    Judges 20:37-39 (in Context) Judges 20 (Whole Chapter)
    8.Judges 20:40
    and the volume hath begun to go up from the city -- a pillar of smoke -- and Benjamin turneth behind, and lo, gone up hath the perfection of the city toward the heavens.
    Judges 20:39-41 (in Context) Judges 20 (Whole Chapter)
    9.2 Samuel 22:9
    Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.
    2 Samuel 22:8-10 (in Context) 2 Samuel 22 (Whole Chapter)
    10.Job 41:20
    Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, As a blown pot and reeds.
    Job 41:19-21 (in Context) Job 41 (Whole Chapter)
    11.Psalm 18:8
    Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
    Psalm 18:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 18 (Whole Chapter)
    12.Psalm 37:20
    But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
    Psalm 37:19-21 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter)
    13.Psalm 68:2
    As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.
    Psalm 68:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 68 (Whole Chapter)
    14.Psalm 74:1
    An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.
    Psalm 74:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 74 (Whole Chapter)
    15.Psalm 102:3
    For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.
    Psalm 102:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 102 (Whole Chapter)
    16.Psalm 104:32
    Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
    Psalm 104:31-33 (in Context) Psalm 104 (Whole Chapter)
    17.Psalm 119:83
    For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
    Psalm 119:82-84 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter)
    18.Psalm 144:5
    Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.
    Psalm 144:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 144 (Whole Chapter)
    19.Proverbs 10:26
    As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
    Proverbs 10:25-27 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter)
    20.Song of Solomon 3:6
    Who [is] this coming up from the wilderness, Like palm-trees of smoke, Perfumed [with] myrrh and frankincense, From every powder of the merchant?
    Song of Solomon 3:5-7 (in Context) Song of Solomon 3 (Whole Chapter)
    21.Isaiah 4:5
    Then hath Jehovah prepared Over every fixed place of Mount Zion, And over her convocations, A cloud by day, and smoke, And the shining of a flaming fire by night, That, over all honour a safe-guard,
    Isaiah 4:4-6 (in Context) Isaiah 4 (Whole Chapter)
    22.Isaiah 6:4
    And the posts of the thresholds are moved by the voice of him who is calling, and the house is full of smoke.
    Isaiah 6:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 6 (Whole Chapter)
    23.Isaiah 9:18
    For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!
    Isaiah 9:17-19 (in Context) Isaiah 9 (Whole Chapter)
    24.Isaiah 14:31
    Howl, O gate; cry, O city, Melted art thou, Philistia, all of thee, For from the north smoke hath come, And there is none alone in his set places.
    Isaiah 14:30-32 (in Context) Isaiah 14 (Whole Chapter)
    25.Isaiah 34:10
    By night and by day she is not quenched, To the age go up doth her smoke, From generation to generation she is waste, For ever and ever, none is passing into her.
    Isaiah 34:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 34 (Whole Chapter)
    26.Isaiah 51:6
    Lift ye up to the heavens your eyes, And look attentively unto the earth beneath, For the heavens as smoke have vanished, And the earth as a garment weareth out, And its inhabitants as gnats do die, And My salvation is to the age, And My righteousness is not broken.
    Isaiah 51:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 51 (Whole Chapter)
    27.Isaiah 65:5
    Who are saying, `Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.' These [are] a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day.
    Isaiah 65:4-6 (in Context) Isaiah 65 (Whole Chapter)
    28.Hosea 13:3
    Therefore they are as a cloud of the morning, And as dew, rising early, going away, As chaff tossed about out of a floor, And as smoke out of a window.
    Hosea 13:2-4 (in Context) Hosea 13 (Whole Chapter)
    29.Joel 2:30
    And I have given wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, Blood and fire, and columns of smoke.
    Joel 2:29-31 (in Context) Joel 2 (Whole Chapter)
    30.Nahum 2:13
    Lo, I [am] against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have burned in smoke its chariot, And thy young lions consume doth a sword, And I have cut off from the land thy prey, And not heard any more is the voice of thy messengers!
    Nahum 2:12-13 (in Context) Nahum 2 (Whole Chapter)

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    mega1posted 15 years ago

    smoke - the word smoke - big deal!

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    awareposted 15 years ago

    if religions your bag . then think of it like this . god put it here didnt he?

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       mega1posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       hear hear!

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    DeanKeaton259posted 15 years ago

    This is a great thread. Reading through it really got me thinking about all the legal issues surrounding marijuana use today. At the same time, I was inspired to write a hub about his very topic. It's titled:"Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Is Smoking Pot A Sin?"check it out and let me know what you guys think.

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       aguasilverposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Dean,
       
       I said I would post a hub taking it a bit further, and you asked to be told when it was up, well it's up now under the name:
       
       Don't Bogart that joint my friend...
       
       Enjoy....
       
       

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    Denno66posted 15 years ago

    It is not a sin! (Dub Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice)

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    Denno66posted 15 years ago

    Yes, it does. But there are far fewer driving fatalities with Pot than Alcohol.

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       Jeramiposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          I would not recoment anyone to smoke marijuana, cigarets, Drink alchol, abuse carbinated drinks,coffee, the list goes on.
           To thy own self be true means  "don't be lieing to yourself". We know what we need to do and what it is that keeping us from doing them.

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    marcel285posted 15 years ago

    True. But get pulled over stoned, and your going to be arrested. Just like alcohol. It's less harmful than alchohol though.

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    Denno66posted 15 years ago

    It is hypcritical although. Outlaw one, then the other should be as well.

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       marcel285posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I agree

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    Lady Guinevereposted 15 years ago

    Here are the verseS with smoking:
    
    1.Exodus 20:18
    And all the people are seeing the voices, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and the people see, and move, and stand afar off,
    Exodus 20:17-19 (in Context) Exodus 20 (Whole Chapter)
    2.Isaiah 7:4
    and thou hast said unto him: `Take heed, and be quiet, fear not, And let not thy heart be timid, Because of these two tails of smoking brands, For the fierceness of the anger of Rezin and Aram, And the son of Remaliah.
    Isaiah 7:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 7 (Whole Chapter)
    3.Matthew 12:20
    a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory,
    Matthew 12:19-21 (in Context) Matthew 12 (Whole Chapter)

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       starme77posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       they are talking about mountains and natural disasters not pot and cigs -

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    starme77posted 15 years ago

    ya dont have to smoke it , many people who are sick use a butter or brownie recipie and there is also pill form as well as vaporizer  form pot isnt just for smoking , personally I would like to try the butter , but , there is no scientific evedence that smoking it harms you in any way , cigarettes , however, do harm you and yes there are many , many more duii's from  alchohol and fatalities also , I hear a ton about drunk drivers but not stoned drivers

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       marcel285posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Pot butter is good...it's a bit different when you eat it as oppposed to smoking it

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    marcel285posted 15 years ago

    Pot contains higher amounts of resin that coats your lungs than smoking (ciggarettes)

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    marcel285posted 15 years ago

    look at your bucki, or pipe, see all that resin..Yeah thats coating your lungs just like ciggies

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       starme77posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I don't have a pipe or a buckie

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