Marijuana has been used for
religious purposes for thousands of years
This is intended as a commentary of the
historical religious use of marijuana, modern religious use, and
the legal implications of marijuana law VS the
freedom of religion. There are a number of books that have been
written regarding ancient and modern religious use of marijuana.
Chris Bennett
is perhaps the global expert on ancient religious use of
marijuana and has written several books on the subject. I would
recommend his books for a thorough study of the subject. There
are various other authors as well that you might want to
consider for a full study of the subject.
It may be surprising to many of you that
religious use of marijuana is found in Christianity, Buddhism,
Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and scores of various other religions.
The United States of America claims to have freedom of religion,
yet in cases where religious use of marijuana have come up the
defendants have been denied to make a religious use defense in
front of a Jury. Churches that have used marijuana as a
religious sacrament are often prosecuted as conspirators,
their homes and property confiscated, children taken away, and
they are denied a religious use defense in front of a jury.
Once convicted in this "Mickey Mouse" judicial process they are
sentenced to exceedingly long sentences under the conspiracy
laws.
The question that we have to ask ourselves, are
the people that use cannabis or marijuana for sacramental purposes
criminals? The United States Government has made provisions for the
American Indians to use peyote as a sacrament. Why is using
marijuana as a religious sacrament such a problem for the Government? Perhaps
their real problem is with GOD.
GOD the Criminal? Leader of
the religious use conspiracy under US Law?
Under US law and the laws of many other
countries, God is a criminal and conspirator. God by his own
admission made all illegal plants and commands his followers to
use these plants as meat and as sacraments. The followers of God
are also conspirators in Gods illegal activities under Gods
direction. Gods true name is unknown. We know of Gods
illegal activities through a Book called the Bible, put together
by his followers.
In Genesis 1:11
God admits to
manufacturing
all illegal
plants:
Genesis 1:11
"And God said,
Let the earth
bring forth
grass, the herb
yielding seed,
and the fruit
tree yielding
fruit after his
kind, whose seed
is in itself,
upon the earth:
and it was so."
Then in
Genesis 1:29
King James
Version God
gives his
followers all
legal and
illegal plants
including
marijuana, and
commands them to
use them as
meat:
Genesis 1:29
"And God said,
Behold, I have
given you every
herb bearing
seed, which is
upon the face of
all the earth,
and every tree,
in the which is
the fruit of a
tree yielding
seed; to you it
shall be for
meat."
Exodus 30:23
Take thou also
unto thee
principal
spices, of pure
myrrh five
hundred shekels,
and of sweet
cinnamon half so
much, even two
hundred and
fifty shekels,
and of Kaneh
Bosem
(marijuana) two
hundred and
fifty shekels,
24 And of cassia
five hundred
shekels, after
the shekel of
the sanctuary,
and of oil olive
an hin: 25 And
thou shalt make
it an oil of
holy ointment,
an ointment
compound after
the art of the
apothecary : it
shall be an holy
anointing oil.
Then in
Exodus 30:26 God
commands his
followers to
anoint (to pour)
this marijuana
based oil over
the alter of
incense, the
alter of burn
offering, and
other items to
make them Holy.
By doing this
all members of
the Church
inhale the
marijuana based
oil when the
incense is
burnt.
Exodus 30:26
Then use it to anoint
the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,
27 the
table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories,
the altar of incense,
28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and
the basin with its stand. 29 You shall consecrate them
so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be
holy.
Then in Exodus 30:30 God commands his priests to
be anointed with this marijuana based oil:
30 "Anoint
Aaron and his sons and consecrate
them so they may serve me as priests.
Please Report any sightings of God or his Followers to 1-800-
Police State.
Jesus Christ co-conspirator under Gods illegal activities?
A man known as Jesus, (AKA: Yahshua, Jesus
Christ, The Christ), is a possible co-conspirator under Gods
illegal activities. He is known as the Christ because he is
purported to be anointed with Gods marijuana based Holy oil. He
claims to be the Son of God. He was thought to be dead after his
crucifixion 2000 years ago by the Roman Government, but his
followers claim he was resurrected and still lives. With his
gang that he called the 12, he began a church of priests called
Christians. They were known as Christians because each member
went through an initiation called a
Fire Baptism, which
is concluded by being anointed with Gods marijuana based Holy
Oil. Reports also have it that Jesus used Gods marijuana based
Holy Oil for healing, which is also illegal. His gang, the 12
are all thought to be dead, but Jesus is reported to appear in
various parts of the world, and it has been reported that he
will return with an army to put and end to our Government which
his followers call the Anti-Christ and the False Anointed.
Please Report any sightings of Jesus or his Followers to 1-800-
Police State.
Religions with Sacramental
Marijuana Connections
The religious use of marijuana is documented in
many ancient texts from around the world, and was certainly used
for religious purposes for thousands of years before recorded
history. Archaeological evidence dating to prehistoric times
clearly shows that marijuana played a significant role in the
development of African, Middle Eastern, East Indian, and Chinese
religions. Certainly there is written evidence of the religious
use of cannabis in most ancient cultures. Below you will find a
partial list of cannabis using religions.
Christian Vessel used for anointing
Egyptian goddess Seshat with a marijuana
leaf
Buddhism: used in initiation and mystical
rituals since the 5th century BC. Gautama
Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism, lived primarily on
marijuana seeds and leaves in the years before his
enlightenment.
Christian: Marijuana in the Jewish Holy
Oil, The practice of anointing or Chrismation. Healing with
marijuana based Holy
Oil.
Ethiopian-Zion Coptics: Believe cannabis
sacrament comes from the Essene traditions. Tree of Life
Gnostic: Marijuana in the Jewish Holy
Oil, The practice of anointing or Chrismation. Healing with Holy
Oil.
Hindu: Shiva God Worship. Smoked as ganja
or drunk as bhang. Charas or hashish smoked.
Judaism: Marijuana in the Holy Oil and
Incense burning.
Rastafari: Jamaica; Marijuana Smoking. Believe
Marijuana is the Tree of Life.
Riamba: Africa; Marijuana Smoking
Sythians: Herodotus reported
ceremonial practices by the Scythians around the 4th century BC
Sufi Muslims: South Asia. Used cannabis
in religion
Sikh:
Northern India, Smoked in meditation. Used in
religious festivals like Hola Mohalla.
Taoist: Cannabis was added into ritual
incense-burners. Using cannabis in censers.
Zoroastrianism: Used a drink called Haoma
which contained cannabis. Zoroaster is where we get our modern
concepts of heaven and hell.
Modern Cannabis
Churches
Church of the Universe: Cannabis is the
tree of Life. Cannabis smoking bring you closer to God.
Hawaii Cannabis Ministry: Cannabis is the
tree of Life. Cannabis smoking bring you closer to God.
Santa Muerte: Mexico; Marijuana smoke in
purification ceremonies, & incense used in Catholic rituals.
Ask NORML: Viability of the Religious Use of Marijuana Defense
Religious Use News
The
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
says the government cannot make laws
"prohibiting the free exercise" of religion.
Many people use marijuana as a religious
sacrament, and forcing them not to use marijuana
clearly prohibits the free exercise of their
religion.
Mahashivratri fires marijuana debate in
Guwahati
Times of India 2-20-12 This is one day when
clay chillums filled with crushed marijuana
and dhatura seeds can be seen among flowers and
fruits offered to Lord Shiva Mahashivratri was
celebrated across the state on Monday and there
several worshippers looking for spiritual ...
Religious Marijuana Lawsuit Gets New Life
in 9th Cir.
Reuters 4-11-12 The church's lawsuit
demanded the return of, or reimbursement for,
the seized pot, which was intended for use
during religious ceremonies. The church
also sought a declaratory judgment affirming the
legality of its members' religious marijuana
use.
Congress passed the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act which
President Clinton signed into law in 1993. The
new law was supposed to strenthen religious
freedom, but the U.S. Supreme Court declared it
invalid in 1997 in
City Of Boerne v. Flores, ruling that the
RFRA was unconstitutionally broad.
Religious Defense of Marijuana Use
Tossed from Court Feb 8, 2011 ...
Using a religious defense for use of
marijuana in Canada might not take ...
they are facing charges of marijuana
trafficking and their case is due ...
Pot smoker claims drug was used devoutly: court Illawarra
Mercury 2-7-12
A Wollongong man caught growing cannabis
on his balcony claimed the drugs were for
religious purposes, arguing he smoked pot as
part of his long-term Rastafarian spiritual
path, a court has heard. James Lee Steffen
professed to ...
Church Cannabis Claims Heard by 9th
Circuit
Honolulu Civil Beat (blog) 2-20-12
... 2009 after the Drug Enforcement
Administration seized a FedEx package containing
about 5 pounds of cannabis in Tupperware
containers. Mooney says he planned to use
the cannabis in certain religious
activities, namely “lunar use” and “sweat
lodge use.”
Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church website.
Fighting for religious use
for many years Carl Olsen
maintains this website and continues the fight
for religious freedom.
OKLEVUEHA NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH OF HAWAII, INC.
v. HOLDER
Leagle.com 4-11-12 Plaintiffs allege
that they consume marijuana as a
"sacrament/eucharist" in their religious
ceremonies, and that their use is
protected by the First Amendment and the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA").
The district court dismissed the claims ...
Marijuana and the Bible is a history of the
spiritual and religious use of marijuana throughout
history and many different cultures. It goes into detail
of why we of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church declare
that Christ and the other ancient patriarchs of the
Bible used marijuana and why we declare that marijuana
is the tree of life for the healing of the nations.
Publication Date: Feb 23 2012
About the author:
I Jeff Brown joined the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church
when I was around 20. I am now 56. I spent 5 years in
federal prison where most of the research for the first
edition of Marijuana and the Bible was done. I was in
prison because of various charges relating to marijuana
and the church. The church as an organized entity no
longer exist. I currently reside in Central Florida.
This shocking film traces the history of the Fire Baptism of Jesus
Christ and the Holy Oil, through the earliest Christian Fathers,
Gnostic Christians, and early Roman Catholic Church Councils.
This Film Documentary brings together the worlds foremost
researchers on Cannabis in the Holy Anointing Oil as described in
Exodus 30:23. The Holy Oil includes an ingredient translated as
calamus. This translation is incorrect. Calamus contains a poison
called asarone. The term Calamus was mistranslated in the earliest
Greek Bible the Septuagint. The Hebrew in this case is Kaneh Bosem
or cannabis.
The Fire Baptism of Jesus Christ is illegal to obtain today. The
Holy Anointing Oil of God is illegal to manufacture Worldwide. The
very anointing whereby we were called Christians, according to the
earliest Christian fathers, is denied. Not one Christian Church on
the planet uses Gods Holy Anointing Oil, as described in Exodus
30:23, making every Christian on the planet a false anointed or not
anointed at all. Is the antichrist upon us? This 1700 year old
deception is exposed.
The Chrism or (anointing) is superior to baptism, for it is from the
word Chrism that we are called Christians. Gospel of Phillip.
"Are you unwilling to be anointed with the Oil of God? Wherefore we
are called Christians on this account, because we are anointed with
the oil of God." Theophilus of Antioch (181AD)
Saint Tertullian of Carthage (160 - 225 AD) writes that after water
baptism, " We are thoroughly anointed with a blessed unction, (a
practice derived), from the old discipline, wherein on entering the
priesthood, then were wont to be anointed with oil from a horn, ever
since Aaron was anointed by Moses. Whence Aaron is called "Christ."
Tertullian of Carthage "On Baptism."
Cast:
Chris Bennett, Professor Carl Ruck, Chris Conrad, Mikki Norris,
Reverend Mark Stevens
