Judge upholds use of illegal substance by religion

[iago]

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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a small congregation in New Mexico may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a four-hour ritual intended to connect with God.

Justices, in their first religious freedom decision under Chief Justice John Roberts, moved decisively to keep the government out of a church's religious practice. Federal drug agents should have been barred from confiscating the hoasca tea of the Brazil-based church, Roberts wrote in the decision.

The tea, which contains an illegal drug known as DMT, is considered sacred to members of O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal, which has a blend of Christian beliefs and South American traditions. Members believe they can understand God only by drinking the tea, which is consumed twice a month at four-hour ceremonies.

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Personally, my religion practices human sacrifice to contact God.  So everybody watch out!!

[deadly7]

ROFFFLEEE.  I wonder how popular that religion is going to become in the next few weeks.

[MyndFyre]

Personally, my religion practices human sacrifice to contact God.  So everybody watch out!!

*slight* difference between doing something that could affect only you and one that necessarily involves harming others.

[iago]

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Personally, my religion practices human sacrifice to contact God.  So everybody watch out!!

*slight* difference between doing something that could affect only you and one that necessarily involves harming others.

Very slight indeed. 

After all, they're both illegal, and they're both accepted religious practices at certain places (in certain times). 

[GameSnake]

The Native American church uses peyote is simmiliar pratices, this doesn't really surprise me.

[Newby]

I wanna drink DMT. :(

[GameSnake]

The thing I like to do since it's perfectly legal is buy about 3 packets of Morning Glory seeds. I grind them up finely and boil them into a tea. It's very good tea, but the psycoactive effects are better: MG contains Lysergic Acid Amides which are simmiliar to Lysergic Acid Diathlymine (LSD). The effects are euphoria, and clearness of mind. I enjoy it much.

[CrAz3D]

The thing I like to do since it's perfectly legal is buy about 3 packets of Morning Glory seeds. I grind them up finely and boil them into a tea. It's very good tea, but the psycoactive effects are better: MG contains Lysergic Acid Amides which are simmiliar to Lysergic Acid Diathlymine (LSD). The effects are euphoria, and clearness of mind. I enjoy it much.

mmmmmmmmk

[Joe]

The thing I like to do since it's perfectly legal is buy about 3 packets of Morning Glory seeds. I grind them up finely and boil them into a tea. It's very good tea, but the psycoactive effects are better: MG contains Lysergic Acid Amides which are simmiliar to Lysergic Acid Diathlymine (LSD). The effects are euphoria, and clearness of mind. I enjoy it much.

Professions:
Herbalism: 305/300
Alchemy: 300/300

LOL.

[GameSnake]

Heh, thats my little niche around here, your post is kinda correct, I am an alchemist of sorts. My friends really enjoy my Morning Glory coffee/tea I can brew up. You should try it sometime, perfectly legal way to, umm.. connect with nature (trip).

[deadly7]

Heh, thats my little niche around here, your post is kinda correct, I am an alchemist of sorts. My friends really enjoy my Morning Glory coffee/tea I can brew up. You should try it sometime, perfectly legal way to, umm.. connect with nature (trip).

Which drugs do you lace it with?

[Warrior]

You're generally allowed flexibility when practicing religion (moreso than the law may allow in some cases) as long as it doesn't hurt anyone (Human Sacrafices)

[iago]

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You're generally allowed flexibility when practicing religion (moreso than the law may allow in some cases) as long as it doesn't hurt anyone (Human Sacrafices)

Fair enough. 

My new religion believes that in order to be closer to god, we have to counterfeit money as close to the original as possible. It all stemmed from the "in god we trust" motto found inscribed on all US currency.

If money is the physical manifestation of the Spirit, then we should mass produce as much  of it as we can. This religion was also started as a favor to Jesus, who apparently spends most of his time answering prayers for more of the stuff.

[legal note: I didn't write that]

[Sidoh]

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You're generally allowed flexibility when practicing religion (moreso than the law may allow in some cases) as long as it doesn't hurt anyone (Human Sacrafices)

Fair enough. 

My new religion believes that in order to be closer to god, we have to counterfeit money as close to the original as possible. It all stemmed from the "in god we trust" motto found inscribed on all US currency.

If money is the physical manifestation of the Spirit, then we should mass produce as much  of it as we can. This religion was also started as a favor to Jesus, who apparently spends most of his time answering prayers for more of the stuff.

[legal note: I didn't write that]

HAHAHAHAH.

[Warrior]

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You're generally allowed flexibility when practicing religion (moreso than the law may allow in some cases) as long as it doesn't hurt anyone (Human Sacrafices)

Fair enough. 

My new religion believes that in order to be closer to god, we have to counterfeit money as close to the original as possible. It all stemmed from the "in god we trust" motto found inscribed on all US currency.

If money is the physical manifestation of the Spirit, then we should mass produce as much  of it as we can. This religion was also started as a favor to Jesus, who apparently spends most of his time answering prayers for more of the stuff.

[legal note: I didn't write that]

That would hurt people..you use the money and you're cheating the people you use it on out of money.