Religious Leaders Unite on Marijuana Initiative |
Posted by CN Staff on October 03, 2006 at 06:24:59 PT By Geralda Miller, Reno Gazette-Journal Source: Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada -- A dozen Northern Nevada religious leaders plan to announce today they support the initiative to legalize marijuana. "I know of no place else in the country where a group of religious leaders is coming together to speak with a unified voice with regulating marijuana," said Troy Dayton, associate director of the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative. The Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative addresses drug policies issues nationwide and is working with the Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana. Dayton said he called many religious leaders to get their support on the initiative. The list of 32 churches, mostly in Las Vegas and Reno, includes Christians and Jews, mainline denominations and several black churches. Question 7 on the November ballot would allow those 21 and older to legally possess, use and transfer 1 ounce or less of marijuana. It also would regulate the sale of marijuana and increase criminal penalties for causing death or substantial bodily harm when driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The marijuana ballot question has drawn support and opposition by religious leaders. "General moral concern about drugs plays in the hands of those opposed to this question," said Rabbi Myra Soifer of Temple Sinai. "But we're also morally concerned about justice and we believe that Question 7 is an appropriate way to regulate a small amount use of marijuana by adults." Marijuana should join alcohol and tobacco as a drug that the government regulates to prevent excess, Soifer said. Snipped: Complete Article: http://tinyurl.com/ndcuy Newshawk: Global_Warming Regulate and Control Marijuana Are Pot Opponents Using Smoke & Mirrors? All The Right Reasons Ballot Initiative: Internal Poll Finds Support Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
Comment #10 posted by global_warming on October 04, 2006 at 03:18:22 PT |
Whig, very nicely done.
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Comment #9 posted by whig on October 03, 2006 at 18:29:07 PT |
Here's the first revision, by Whig: http://tinyurl.com/oy9yc God bless every one of those who stand with us. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #8 posted by mayan on October 03, 2006 at 17:46:51 PT |
This will seal the fate of the Nevada initiative. When the organized religious community merges with our cause the war on cannabis is over. The prohibitionists have absolutely no moral leg to stand on. All they have left is lies and that leg is getting very,very weak! [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #7 posted by global_warming on October 03, 2006 at 15:03:36 PT |
comment 5, what is your contribution to the good wiki article? To add further to the above article, there is a list of names of real people of Faith who are getting behind Question 7... The following Nevada religious leaders support marijuana regulation: Rev. Jerry Smith - District Superintendent, United Methodist Church, Reno Rev. William C. Webb -- senior pastor, Second Baptist Church, Southern Baptist/Missionary Baptist, Reno Rev. Jerry Pruess -- retired Missouri Synod Lutheran minister, Laughlin Rev. Emmanuel Wasson III -- senior pastor, Holy Trinity AME, Las Vegas Rev. Paul Hansen -- senior pastor, Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Las Vegas Rev. Peter Courtney -- retired Episcopal priest, Las Vegas Rev. Sylvester Tanner -- Faith Chapel, Church of God in Christ, Las Vegas Rev. Gene Savoy -- International Community of Christ Church, Reno Rev. William G. Chrystal -- senior pastor, First Congregational Church, Reno Rev. Ivan Gunderman -- senior pastor, Christ Lutheran Church, Las Vegas Rabbi Myra Soifer -- Temple Sinai, Reno Rev. John Auer -- senior pastor, First United Methodist, Reno Rev. John Emerson -- pastor emeritus, First United Methodist, Reno Rev. Richard Van Hoosen -- retired Disciples of Christ minister, Las Vegas Rev. Leonard Jackson -- recent former associate pastor, Holy Trinity AME, Las Vegas, former president of the Los Angeles Council of Churches, current senior advisor to the Mayor of Los Angeles and Associate Pastor, First AME Church, Los Angeles Sister Toni Woodson -- Roman Catholic nun, Community of the Holy Spirit, Las Vegas Rev. Carol Rudisill -- interim minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada, Reno Rev. Deborah Grundman -- former Minister of Music, Sparks United Methodist Church, current executive assistant to the Bishop of the California-Nevada Conference, and Deacon Rabbi Oren Postrel -- North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation, North Tahoe Rev. Kurt Sortland -- senior pastor, Lakes Lutheran Church, Las Vegas Rabbi Jonathan Freirich -- Temple Bat Yam, Stateline Rev. Ruth Hanusa -- ELCA chaplain, Campus Christian Association, UNR, Reno Rabbi ElizaBeth Webb Beyer, R.N., J.D. -- ethics professor, UNR, Reno Sister Timothy Malone -- Roman Catholic nun, Community of the Holy Spirit, Las Vegas Rabbi Craig Rosenstein -- hospice chaplain, Harbor House, Las Vegas Rev. Greg Stewart -- recent former senior minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada, Reno Rev. Paul Daniel -- recent former senior minister, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas Rev. David Scheuneman -- Unitarian Universalist community minister, Las Vegas Rev. Abigail Aft -- Las Vegas Rev. J. Stuart Wells -- recent former co-minister, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Las Vegas Rev. Gail Wells -- recent former co-minister, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Las Vegas Paula Povilaitis, MTS -- masters in theological studies, former teacher, Evangelical Lutheran, Reno Rabbi Richard Schachet -- Rabbi Emeritus, Valley Outreach Synagogue, Las Vegas (recently deceased) http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5491830&nav=menu102_2 May God Bless Them To Eternity. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #6 posted by whig on October 03, 2006 at 11:22:23 PT |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_use_of_cannabis [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #5 posted by whig on October 03, 2006 at 11:21:46 PT |
I've been working on promoting the religious use of cannabis and its recognition for the same, we are going to get recognition from the good churches. We are going to reestablish our communion with them. I just made sure to rename the Wikipedia article from to now. It is correct. Thank you Stan and everyone else who does this too. And thank you everyone who does things in their own ways, it is not one or the other but all together that make this work. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #4 posted by Hope on October 03, 2006 at 10:11:24 PT |
It's excellent, in fact. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #3 posted by The GCW on October 03, 2006 at 09:42:39 PT |
One reason that wasn’t written in the article to support re-legalizing cannabis (kaneh bosm / marijuana) that doesn’t get mentioned is because it is Biblically correct since Christ God Our Father, indicates He created all the seed-bearing plants saying they are all good, on literally the very first page (see Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30). The only Biblical restriction place on cannabis is that it be accepted with thankfulness (see 1 Timothy 4:1-5).
It’s time to stop caging humans for using what God says is good. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #2 posted by Storm Crow on October 03, 2006 at 09:25:20 PT |
Was that the sound of dominos are beginning to fall? [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #1 posted by Truth on October 03, 2006 at 08:59:25 PT |
Good for them. [ Post Comment ] |
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