What do Christians believe concerning marijuana?
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Here's the shot on that.  I am answering the question you asked upfront and not your added comment; too complex.  I am a psychologist of a mess of years and I have had opportunities to study people in closed systems.  Meaning I talk with and see them and this gets to be deep.  Here's what I've learned about these Religious Groups (Christian, Catholic, you name it) They be the majority and the majority have most all smoked on some bomb marijuana.  You see them out front their church, you take a picture and not a one of them look like they'd even have sex.  They look like never having had a few totes.  They don't look like they'd ever smoke a cigarette.  They look wholesome and holy and gracious and oh my, see them on Monday through Saturday and they do not look the same.  Weed is basically the least important matter with police so busy dealing with an ever crazier society.  They keep it illegal for the bigger bucks and the court employment and they don't care that their prison systems are getting bigger due to their smallest problem.  Oh joy, if were just weed they had to control.
849759
Of course, the bible itselfs states that a Christian shall not suffer a witch to live.  This was used as the justification for many witch burnings by Christians.
487541
No, I do not agree with this totally.  There may be SOME elements of religious belief based on wishful thinking, such as the ideas of eternal life in a blissful realm.  However, that is most certainly not what religion is all about.  There were many early religions that did not even believe in an afterlife.  For example, early Israelite religion, Greco-Roman Pagan religions, etc.  And in early Egyptian religion, it was only the Pharaohs that had an afterlife.  I think "wishful thinking" may indeed have played a role in changing the Egyptian belief to include all people in the belief about an afterlife.\n\nReligion is defined by many many things.  It includes beliefs about the supernatural, but also it includes aspects such as community, rituals, philosophy, attitudes about life, etc.  \n\nWhen a Hindu meditates on the good qualities of the God Rama, and contemplates his equanimity in all circumstances, his truthfulness, compassion, selflessness, etc, the person is trying to incorporate those ideas into his own self.  I guess you could say it is "wishful thinking" in the sense that the person wishes to be like this wonderful being.  But it can be very effective.  \n\nWhen a Christian asks, "What would Jesus do?" he is doing a similar thing.  He or she stops himself from doing that which his first inclination might lead him to do, and instead he chooses the good action.\n\nWhen a shaman sees that a particular plant heals a sick person, he is not "wishful thinking."  He is simply observing that the plant was effective.  He does not know all that scientists know about botany, and the structure and chemicals of the plant and why it is effective.  He just ASSUMES it has some supernatural power.  It is the natural thing to think when you are not familiar with other causes, as the scientific world is.  So it is just assumption.  However, this is not bad.  The mind is recognized to be a HUGE part in healing.  This is why the placebo effect can work.  If a patient thinks that the plant will only help because of its chemical make-up, he may only have so much faith in it.  But if he believes that within it is a spirit waiting to heal him, then his mind may effect healing much better.  This IS a sort of wishful thinking.  But it turns out to be a blessing to the believer.
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Any "illegal" drug which doesn't have to be manufactured should be legal.  I don't believe in God, but the best religious support I've heard for Marijuana and Mushrooms is: By making these drugs illegal is like saying God was wrong!  Take that to the local church, or even the religious leader Goegre W. Bucsh (yes, he probably spells his own name incorrectly).
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I think there are several approaches to this Q.  Any law has to be sold to the masses and it also has to be appealing.  Here are my selling points:\n1) It has abundant medical uses and it is cheaper than current prescription choices\n2) As a recreational drug it is less deadly and problematic than alcohol and/or cigarettes\n3) It can be highly taxed bringing in a new source of gov income\n4) People who profit from marijuana sales could be properly taxed for their income\n5) Land degradation and pollution by illegal growers would be easier to prevent\n6) Control of the substance and substance abuse would be easier to identify\n\nAnd Now for the controversial argument.... Religious...  God made all plants to be used by people as needed/desired.\nGenesis 1:29-30\nThen God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food."
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Using it as an ingredient in an anointing oil is a little different from rolling it up and lighting it and then smoking it. I hardly think that should cause a huge outcry amonst Christians. It was put here by God and therefore had to have an obvious purpose. Native Americans used all parts of the plant for different things over the years as well. That doesn't mean I would consider them Stoners. In the context for which it was used, Simply agree and say yes that is true, however that does not mean it was ever meant to be used as a drug for getting high.
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I too believe that we all have a ministry. In Jer.  29v11is says that "For I know that plans that I have for you not to harm you,plans to give you a hope and a future."\n My husband and I work with outlaw bikers, coming out of the world, and then went back in as soldiers for the Lord! We have worked with drug addicts, in prayer for deliverance from drugs and alcohol. I don't believe Christians are recovering, but we are given healing. By His stripes I Am healed. Standing up and saying I am an alcoholic or an addict, just gives the enemy ammunition to work with.\nThere are so many women too that have been oppressed, and don't know the freedom that Christ has to offer them. So many think that they can go from an abusive husband to a confining Lord.  We work with freedom from legalism, and misinterpretation from poor teaching.  Teaching a women to be a Godly wife, so that her husband and household can be saved, is such a privilege.\nGod has given us such a heart for the lost. Sometimes I sit on yahoo answers, and think about the multitudes of lost and lonely people that I see, and I hurt for them.\nI don't believe that our ministry will be done til Jesus comes back or we go home.\nbe blessed in Christ
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I have never heard it, nor want to if it demeans my GOD.  People take things like this to heart, and when they are on drugs of any kind, everytihng seems "normal" or a "new state" and they think its "right" for them and then inflict it on the rest of the World.\n\nNo thank you... I will stick to the Word as it is written and be happy with that.\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
952621
ok first of all Jesus does not use magic........It's called being the most powerful God in all the universe and beyond.  secondly, He did forsee meth, He just didn't tell us about it because God doesn't tell us everything.  Did God tell us that we would be invovled in a war? Did God tell us that we would be attacked on 9-11? Did God tell us about any other drugs? I guess this is my point: God doesn't tell us some things because it's all part of the challenge;it's called having faith and perseverence.  \nP.S.  you should seek help on this meth thing.......maybe then you'll have a good argument.
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Christians base their beliefs on the Bible- because they believe that God wrote the Bible (through men).\nAnd in the Bible, angels are mentioned. And all Christians are called "saints." Actually, Christians do believe in evil spirits, demons, etc. as well. I don't think the word "faerie" would be used, but evil spirits and demons in general.
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I am a Christian.  While I won't comment on what any one member said, I can say what I believe regarding homosexuality and religion.\nEven though i'm heterosexual, I support homosexuals.  Love is a gift from God, and it should be nurtured and cherished whether it's between two men, two women, or a man and a woman. I believe that God is unconditionally loving and, even if He/She is not, then that judging should be left to God.  Christians believe in one of God's two GREATEST commandments(as taught by Jesus in the book of Matthew) "Love your neighbors as you would yourself" - our purpose on earth is to love, accept and learn from those around us, leave the judging to God.\nBesides, religious beliefs should not infringe on the lifestyles of others.  Religious beliefs are personal and, if they can't be tactfully and respectfully discussed, then they should also remain private.
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Hats of my fellow well informed freedom fighting friend , most recent studies have shown that Marijuana doesnt destroy any ,,ANY , of your brain cells and in fact a harvard study shows that students who used canabis in moderation while studying for exams were more analetic and scored higher averages than those who didnt . but people are still very ill informed on the real facts . the brain cell killing lie came about without any real studyies and is a product of govermental lies .
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well I like this potion in the bible Jeremaiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. and also Rom 8:31-\n31What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32Since God did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?\n    33Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! He is the one who has given us right standing with himself. 34Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for he is the one who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us.\n\n    35Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death? 36(Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep."[l]) 37No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.\n\n    38And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. 39Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.\n\nI love this passages it keeps me going knowing that the Lord has something good for me and He is always there for me also no matter what I am going thru be it as a result of my mistake or something I have to go thru, I know it that nothing can separet mew from The Love of God and I mean nothing
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All I know is, if you talk to any true Christian they were brought from darkness to light, some didn't have drug problems or anything all that bad before coming to Christ, and some did. But we all have the sin factor no matter if we do drugs, sleep around, etc. And I am sure their are atheists who do not do drugs, sleep around, etc. The whole christian thing is not anything but admitting we are not perfect and noone is. And we surrender our lives to Jesus who is perfect. I hope you have a Great Thanksgiving and please know that I don't hate atheists....
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Why WOULDN'T pot be legal?  Lets talk about what is legal and what is not legal... Alcohol is legal - People can get drunk all they want.  The fact is when people get drunk, they often get violent, and alcohol is a leading cause of family violence.  With weed, the worst thing people do is get the giggles and crave fast food.  Pot is not like other drugs (IE coke or other chemical drugs).  Pot is not physically addictive.  Its a natural plant from the earth, not processed in any way.  How can a PLANT from God be illegal?
797427
Yes, Christians can drink alcohol. But the Bible condemns drunkeness. There is a BIG difference between sipping on a glass of wine and chugging down a whole keg of beer in one night. And if by you drinking an alcoholic beverage causes another brother to stumble, then you should refrain from drinking it.
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I'm so glad that someone asked this question!  I have been wondering it myself.  I am a christian and I drink.  I don't all the time, and I have gotten drunk, very few times, but I have (and I know thats wrong, and can understand people having problems with that) However, my family and I have serious disagreements on this subject.  I don't think that there is anything wrong biblically speeking with having a social drink, some of my family disagrees but can't back it up.  I'm 21, legal and responsible with it.  I think its ok considering wine was pretty much the beverage of choise back in biblical times.  As far as marijuana, I think its wrong becuase the whole purpose of it is to get high and alter the mind and I don;t think thats godly.