Religious Marijuana & Peyote

Here is an example of a Christian Marijuana Church before I mention the other stuff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Zion_Coptic_Church

A lot of people are unaware that anyone's Religion in America has Freedoms apart from Christianity. In fact, some people don't even believe other religions exist, even religions that are 12% of Earth's population. If you have never heard of "Shiva" he is worshiped by certain groups of Hindus and Certain groups of Buddhists. He is also worshiped in his "pre-Shiva" form, which is "Rudra". So if we get into all of Shiva's forms, it could be more than 12%. But Shiva himself is worshiped by 12% of the planet.
Here are what India calls "Sadhu"s, they worship Shiva by smoking Marijuana or Hash out of a pipe or paper, but usually a "Chillum" pipe. They wear Rudraksha beads to represent Rudra and the Smoke Marijuana to Represnt Shiva. I do the same. Just because I am in America, does not mean my religion does not exist. I was arrested in Texas for this and they acted like ther ewas no way my religion could possibly involve Marijuana. But I was also 14 and 17 when these happened, so it's not their fault, they just didn't want to listen to a kid. But they were and are dead wrong.







American Laws Protect A Few Different Things:

Smoking Marijuana in Public For Shiva Festivals
Religious Public Speech is protected by these rulings, which were both MEANT to defend the most extreme of groups, since they both ruled this way in defense of the Ku Klux Klan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._A._V._v._City_of_St._Paul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Square_Review_and_Advisory_Board_v._Pinette

NO law shall be made to promote or hinder a religion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Exercise_Clause

Laws may not be passed that decide how religious doctrine should work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_v._Hull_Church

No one has to prove anything about their religion in court unless they want to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Ballard

You do not have to define a supreme being. They specifically note that Texas law does not define a supreme being.
http://atheism.about.com/library/decisions/religion/bl_l_ESARylander.htm

This ruling says that individuals do not have religious exemption in the context of a job
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_Division_v._Smith

But religious companies can reject laws they do not agree with according to the Hobby Lobby Ruling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwell_v._Hobby_Lobby

Also, Ayahuasca has been ruled legal for religious use by the supreme court, and it is protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._O_Centro_Espirita_Beneficente_Uniao_do_Vegetal

The People of the Stat e of Colorado v . Mana Pardeahtan , Criminal Action n° 9454, Denver County Court , June 27, 1967
This is a case in Colorado where someone was arrested for possession of Peyote, but once he was able to prove it was for religious use he was let go.

Another case happened in Arizona, when a Police Officer noticed that someone he pulled over had the Church of Peyote listed as his address, he asked "Do you have any Peyote?" and the Church member pulled out a small peyote button and ate it. He was arrested and released on the same day.

Then there is The People Vs Woody where a man was arrested in Texas for Peyote use, but then was released because Texas state law can not prohibit Religious Peyote use, just like they can not stop Christians from eating bread and drinking wine.

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@Finshaggy
you seem to have found some sort of trust in your fellow riu buddys finny in the past few days ...... Is this true ?



ps....i hope it is

What a fucking joke!