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To: DBrow

I just can't understand why someone needs to be "high" in order to pray for God. Most of us do fine without anything. Some actually fast before going to church.


31 posted on 02/04/2005 10:43:08 PM PST by Coleus (Oppose Amnesty for Illegal Aliens http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1335643/posts)
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To: Coleus

I never tried hosaca and don't need to. These people, if I understand correctly, feel that God gave them the plants and God helps them communicate with Him through using the plants. If I had grown up in that culture, I probably would accept it as I now accept transmogrification and Communion wine.

These guys are not party animals; their use of the stuff is in a limited, specific, narrow way that I don't think crosses the line into "getting high" or "abuse". They use it as a sacrament and an adjunct to understanding trancendant issues. I can't see making them change their established religious practices to stay out of jail and keep their property (or be forced to leave the USA, because God showed them a particular way to worship).

We probably won't see eye to eye on this, Coleus, but that's OK, it's a big world (and thank God for Free Republic, where we can discuss stuff like this).


34 posted on 02/06/2005 6:08:35 PM PST by DBrow
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