Would you offer Jesus a cigarette?

Pleasuredome

i know this is going to get some funny responses, but seriously this is a question thats been bothering me recently.

i could never win an arguement about why a christian shouldnt smoke, because someone would always say that alcohol is just as bad, which is true, and jesus drank alcohol.

so alcohol is addictive just like smoking. alcohol can kill you just like smoking(smoking would take many years, whereas you can die of too much alcohol in a few hours). smoking is toxic, whereas alcohol is a poison.

now i know the scriptures about keeping you 'holy temple free from defilement' but how do you win the argument? by saying a chrisitian shouldnt drink and smoke?

ThiChi

Besides the issue of all the junk science out there on Alcohol and Smoking, in fact, there is no biblical prohibition on Smoking. If you were to follow the same standard as the Witnesses, then many health/safety activities, even driving a vehicle, would be prohibitive.

Offer Jesus a Cigarette? No. I would offer Jesus a great Cuban H Upmann Connoisseur #1 Robustos with a Vodka and Squirt.

Pleasuredome

thichi

exactly! where do you draw the line? if someone is going to be legalistic about it then why not prohibit sun bathing, or drinking drinks that have aspartame in them, walking around air polluted city streets etc?

joannadandy

I would offer Jesus a great Cuban H Upmann Connoisseur #1 Robustos with a Vodka and Squirt.

<----puts on Jesus-like robe, beard, and sandals and carries a large sign around that says "MESSIAH" waiting for Thi-Chi to offer something

Valis

*LOL* jo of the "Short Bus Monkey Love Messiah"class

I would do J one better than that and offering a hit from the bong...in appreciation of Jehovah's loving provision that is sensimilia of course..eheh..

Sensirely,

District Overbeer of the "Higher Than Jebus" class

beckyboop

If I smoked ciggs, I probably would. But I'd prefer offering him a j....;) Seriously though, there are scholars who say that Jesus used cannabis--most likely in salves and "annointing oils". Which technically would make sense, as marijuana is less harmful (and possibly even beneficial) than cigarettes or excessive drinking.

Becky

beckyboop

Jesus, Valis and whomever else is so inclined, let's head to the backroom for a little sacriment...;)

Valis...we posted at the same time, but you still beat me...and it wasn't even 4:20. So when are ya heading to Rhode Island so we can share the local flavors?

Becky

justhuman

I would offer Him a nice cold ouzo...it smells great and tastes great

ThiChi

joannadandy: Hahaaa! Very good.... PS: If you ever find yourself in the Palm Springs area,

let me know and dinner is on me (and a good Cuban Cigar).....

Pleasuredome: You are so right!

Edited by - thichi on 7 February 2003 15:57:21

Edited by - thichi on 7 February 2003 16:0:39

Elsewhere

Cigarette? Hell no... I'd offer him a "J"....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,869273,00.html

Jesus 'healed using cannabis'

Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles
Monday January 6, 2003
The Guardian Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug, according to a study of scriptural texts published this month. The study suggests that Jesus and his disciples used the drug to carry out miraculous healings.

The anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples contained an ingredient called kaneh-bosem which has since been identified as cannabis extract, according to an article by Chris Bennett in the drugs magazine, High Times, entitled Was Jesus a Stoner? The incense used by Jesus in ceremonies also contained a cannabis extract, suggests Mr Bennett, who quotes scholars to back his claims.

"There can be little doubt about a role for cannabis in Judaic religion," Carl Ruck, professor of classical mythology at Boston University said.

Referring to the existence of cannabis in anointing oils used in ceremonies, he added: "Obviously the easy availability and long-established tradition of cannabis in early Judaism... would inevitably have included it in the [Christian] mixtures."

Mr Bennett suggests those anointed with the oils used by Jesus were "literally drenched in this potent mixture... Although most modern people choose to smoke or eat pot, when its active ingredients are transferred into an oil-based carrier, it can also be absorbed through the skin".

Quoting the New Testament, Mr Bennett argues that Jesus anointed his disciples with the oil and encouraged them to do the same with other followers. This could have been responsible for healing eye and skin diseases referred to in the Gospels.

"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient anointing oil... and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ," Mr Bennett concludes.

Edited by - Elsewhere on 7 February 2003 16:6:20

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