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1	Why is marijuana use prohibited?	Heb 13:17	jini	68121
	Pris- To be honest with you, there is no place in the Bible that prohibits the use of cannabis. We are warned against drunkenness, but to drink in moderation is not prohibited. In fact, many would say, as a seed bearing plant, cannabis was created on the third day and given to man for use on the sixth. Unfortunately, in reference to cannabis or marijuana as you refer to it here, the church is filled with apathy and ignorance, quoting scripture that simply does not apply in support of ideology that can not be justified biblically. While it is true that we are told to obey our leaders, it is also said in Isaiah "Woe to those who make unjust laws and issue oppressive decrees". Christians do not realize that we bear responsiblity for these laws being in existence and share in those woes. They do not see that making laws that criminalize something that God does not condemn is actually plotting harm against our neighbor, which we are explicitly told not to do. I confess, I have no clue as to how the body of Christ has been deceived into getting on the war on drugs bandwagon. On every other issue we have viewed government information and motivation with a critical eye. Not this one. Jesus told us to visit people in prison, not to put them there. Paul told us that the rules of "hold not, taste not and touch not" were destined to perish with use because they were based on human teachings and only had the appearance of wisdom. Yet we have charged on, not even bothering to see if our position is scripturally valid or is something we can say we are doing in the name of Jesus. There are a number of denominations that are recognizing that the laws that prohibit and criminalize cannabis use and other illicit substances, really does cause more harm than good. And this is only by earthly accounts. The active and unanimous Christian support of these laws have have caused more eternal harm than can be believed. love and peace, -jini
2	Drugs other than alcolhol in the Bible?	Ex 30:23	jini	67461
	There is a reference in Exodus 30:23 and a question as to one of the ingredients of the anointing oil. The English is translated as Sweet Calamus, but it too is reported to have psychoactive properties. However there seems to be a controversy as to its real name. In Hebrew it is Q’ana bos. Which sounds a lot like Cannabis or marijuana. The Hebrew dictionary defines Q’ana bos as hemp. See Aryeh Kaplan’s translation of the Chumash called "The Living Torah." Other natural psychoactive herbs and plants include (and this is by no means an exhaustive list): Afrodite Ayahuasca herb Bee pollen Betelnut herb Calamus herb Cola nut Damiana Ephedra Focus Gingko biloba Ginseng Guarana Iboga root powder Kava kava Muira puama herb Noni powder Passion flower Sassafras Skullcap Super sense Trance Valerian Wild lettuce herb Wormwood herb Yogi tea Yohimbe Ephedra Morning Glory Opium Poppy Psychotria Viridis Giant Opium Poppy Hawaii Baby Woodrose Wild lettuce (lactuca virosa) Wild hemp (cannabis sativa) Valerian (valeriana officinalis) Peyote (lophophora williamsii) Syrian Rue (peganum harmala) Yopo (anadenanthera colubrina) Grey Peyote (lophophora diffusa) San Pedro (trichocereus pachanoi) Blue San Pedro (trichocereus peruvianus) Wormwood / Absinth (artemisia absinthium) love and peace, -jini
3	Does God agree with people suing others?	Matt 5:40	jini	67426
	We cause more harm than good when we use the law against others. Matthew 5:40 And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. I Corinthians 6:7,8 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers. love and peace, -jini
4	love...as himself (if no self-love?)	Eph 5:33	jini	66749
	Self-love can be found by understanding the great love that God has for his children. It was only after I realized how much he loved me, that I was able to truly care about myself in the right way. For the wife of such a husband, she needs to pray for God's best for her husband, and pray that she be the wife that God needs her to be to her husband. love and peace, -jini
5	who wrote the book of samuel	1 Samuel	jini	63165
	According to my Bible, Scofield Reference Study Bible, the author of I and II Samuel is unknown.

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