Pubdate: Thu, 13 Jul 2006
Source: Summit Daily News (CO)
Copyright: 2006 Summit Daily News
Contact: http://apps.summitdaily.com/forms/letter/index.php
Website: http://www.summitdaily.com/home.php
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/587
Author: Steve Buckley
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)
Note: This letter in a Colorado newspaper is in response to a letter 
in a Nevada paper.
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n920/a08.html?237204

TIT FOR TAT ON DRUGS

Steve Buckley
Carson City, Nev.

This week, one of your local, Dillon citizens posted his opinion on 
how we should legalize pot in our state because "God made it." As a 
result, we seek to publish our opinion about his, in his local newspaper.

However, I'll definitely need more than 250 words to do so.

We think that Stan White is being hypocritical by using God as an 
excuse to get high. Perhaps he should go back and read his Bible more 
closely. It makes it real clear that those who practice drug-use are 
no different than those who practice divination, and witchcraft.

It also discusses the judgment of God on those who come to him 
intoxicated while attempting to worship. At least two different 
people in the bible died as a result of coming to God while in that 
state of mind.

Finally, in order to worship God, we must do so in "Spirit and 
Truth." Doing so while intoxicated prevents this from happening. 
Ephesians 5:19 says, "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; 
but be filled with the Spirit {of God}."

The argument of "God made it, so it's got to be OK to use it" could 
easily be applied to opium, mescal, peyote, pot, etc, in Mr. White's argument.

However, it ignores that the Bible calls all who will follow Jesus to 
live holy, and perfect lives. We're to "deny" our own desires, and 
live our lives unselfishly before our creator. Only by God's work in 
our lives is that possible.
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MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman