Court Allows Churche's Hallucinegenic Tea ?

[stephen]

Court Allows Church's Hallucinogenic Tea

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously [February 21, 2006] 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.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/21/D8FTJ9V82.html

While the use of illicit drugs to contact God is counterproductive to
finding the truth, one might also ask why someone would settle for a deity
which is only accessible twice a month.

MmMm

 

[Snowrose]

I find this story quite - disturbing is not the right word - bizarre. Why do they think that our Lord needs some assistance to connect with Him? We already have accepted His son Jesus into our hearts and He has also sent us His Holy Spirit to counsel & guide us.

In John 14: 16 -18 says "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."

I myself know that He is right here within me. I'm already high (sorry for the pun) with love and grace He has given me. Praise His Holy Name. God bless.

Best Wishes,
Snowrose

 

[stephen]

Over the ages past men have organised, developed, and formed 'religeous' groups in their own name. Teaching their own thoughts, and the ideas of men, and in many cases enslaving the people, bringing people into bondages which eventually, only the power of God can break. This is what happens when Salvation through Jesus, and Calvery's blood bought Salvation, is unknown.
This small group of people in Mexico are a modern day example of what always happens when men do not know, or choose not to know or to follow, the bible teaching. You said it 'Snowrose' it is qiute bizarre. But behind it there will be a person seeking to exploit their fellow men. This thing is a 'Vanity' and cannot prosper.
We could see this type of error more prevelant even in the West, as the truth of God's word is pushed aside for modern thought. Consequently, the truth becomes blurred, and lost, as success in this life begins to depend more upon humanism, and so called modern thought.

 

[the new justin]

Well lets all get high then.
That is the dumbest thing ever. Another group of people trying to change the word and beliefs of what is the truth. What do theses people really believe?
They do not fool God or any of us for that matter.

 

[stephen]

Well lets all get high then.
That is the dumbest thing ever. Another group of people trying to change the word and beliefs of what is the truth. What do theses people really believe?
They do not fool God or any of us for that matter.

Amen brother. It is difficult for us to believe such. But we need to take note because the devil goes about as an Angel of Light, deceiving whomsoever he may.