Bryan Fischer: Pot Should Be Illegal Because Its Use Violates Biblical Teaching

[yellowcanine]

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-pot-should-be-illegal-because-its-use-violates-biblical-teaching

On his radio broadcast today, Bryan Fischer spent the better part of one segment railing against the dangers of marijuana and saying that it should never be legalized because it's use violates the teachings of the Bible.

Citing Paul's admonition in Ephesians 5:18 that believers should "not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit," Fisher said marijuana should be illegal because people "are not to be under control of anything except for the Holy Spirit."


I guess being controlled by irrational hatred of GBLT people is A-OK, however.

[Rozlee]

1. What nonsense.

Archaeologists have discovered marijuana seeds and leaves in Jewish homes dating to well before the time of Jesus. It was believed that it was burned as an incense to calm mothers during labor and other uses. A fascinating article to read is "Did Aaron the High Priest Smoke? The Biblical Roots of Jews and Marijuana." *snicker* Aaron, the High Priest.

[yellowcanine]

5. And there was that "vision" that the old prophet Ezekial had.......

Ezekiel 1 (New King James Version)

4 Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. 6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. 8 The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. 9 Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.

10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.

And it goes on like that for another 15 verses or so - now that's some good shit old Ezekiel was smoking.

[Rozlee]

6. *

[jmowreader]

9. Are we talking cannabis or hemp?

You could make incense from the leaves of either plant - no one's getting high off incense unless they have a five-pound censer. And they had plenty of uses for the fibers hemp gives in abundance.

[Rozlee]

11. Good question.

It's well known that hemp had many uses in the ancient world from sails for ships to clothing. Hashish was found on the stomach of a 14-year-old that died in childbirth in Beit Shemesh over 1,600 years ago; they must have thought it would have facilitated delivery and traces of it have been found in pottery and other utensils from the area throughout much of the Iron Age. Many believe the Hebrew word kaneh-bosm, which is cannabis, has been mistranslated to calamus, which is a common swamp plant and is mentioned often in both the New and Old Testaments. But, I'm positively militant. Somebody back then must've figured out that cannabis could give you a buzz. And if Jesus of Nazareth was a true historical person, I can see him liking his hash bread.

[jmowreader]

13. It would make sense that it was cannabis

Every discovery of man, from the very earliest times, falls into one of six categories:

things related to food
things related to having sex
things that can be used to make porn
things related to transportation
things that will get you high
and things you can use to kill someone

Go down the very long list of the creations and discoveries of humanity and you'll find they all fall into one of those categories. Really. All of them.

[Rozlee]

16. You forgot things that can make you money.

Oh, wait. Things that make you money can be related to obtaining food, sex, porn, transportation, getting you high, and maybe even hiring a hit man. You're right!

[former9thward]

2. Does he want alcohol, tobacco and caffeine made illegal too?

I hope he is at least consistent.

[yellowcanine]

3. I believe alcohol -yes, not sure about tobacco and caffeine.

Not to mention chocolate. How many people are controlled by chocolate?

[Vogon_Glory]

4. I hope he spends his hereafter with Rastafarians! N/t

[pansypoo53219]

7. paul was an asshole.

i never liked him.

[yellowcanine]

8. A friend of mine who is something of an amateur theologian thinks Paul was a self loathing gay.

I think he may be right.

[madinmaryland]

10. His supplier probably won't give him anymore weed.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. Thou shalt not purchase Ho Ho's after midnight

Thus sayeth the Lord...

[HappyMe]

17. Damn! Coffee on the keyboard..

That's hilarious.

[yellowcanine]

18. Unless Thou Art Santa Claus (the White kind)

[sendero]

14. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"

... read the Constitution you simpering idiot.

[sakabatou]

15. By your own standard, you should stop eating anything that's not kosher