Christians For Pot

In yet another sign of how far our society has crumbled, the discussion is being had in the Christian community about whether the Bible has anything to say that would restrict using marijuana to get high.

Pat Robertson of the 700 Club has come out to say that the pot should be decriminalized and treated by the government the same way they treat alcohol.  He isn't saying that people should use it...the same way that he is not advocating using alcohol.

There is actually a group called CHRISTIANS FOR CANNABIS that claims a passage in Genesis says that God ordained using pot to get high.

Robertson, the outspoken Christian evangelist and host of “The 700 Club,” made national headlines this week when he told The New York Times that pot should be decriminalized and treated like alcohol because the government’s war on drugs has failed miserably and is costing taxpayers billions of dollars.

“I’ve never used marijuana and I don’t intend to, but it’s just one of those things that I think: this war on drugs just hasn’t succeeded,” he told the newspaper.

Scholars disagree on whether the Bible lays down the law on use of mind-altering drugs such as marijuana, also known as cannabis.

Some pro-pot Christians refer to Genesis 1:29 and interpret it to mean God does not frown on ingesting plants such as marijuana:

And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, which has seed in its fruit; to you it shall be for food.

Here;  http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/09/10624653-pat-robertson-is-for-legalizing-marijuana-what-would-jesus-do

If you go to the article you will (thankfully) see that they also quote Corinthians that tells us that drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Also what comes to mind is "Love the Lord your God with all you soul, all your mind and all your strength."...and folks who are high on drugs do not have control of your mind.

Also, if you talk to people that have wasted their minds on drugs you will discover that many report demonic activity with their drug use.  Of course we know that when you lose control of your mind...Satan is prowling around like a hungry lion waiting to jump in.