This religion takes you higher

Asiaprod

Oooh, I just found a new religion to check out. Talk about getting close to your maker.


US court backs hallucinogenic tea (CNN 22/2/06)
A small US congregation can use hallucinogenic tea as part of its rituals to connect with God, the Supreme Court has ruled. The unanimous decision is court's first religious freedom case since Chief Justice John Roberts was appointed. The hoasca tea is considered sacred to members of the group, O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal. In its ruling, the court said the government must allow the use of the tea under religious freedom laws. Mr Roberts wrote that federal drug agents should have been barred from confiscating the tea.
However, the justices sent the case back to a federal appeals court, which could consider more evidence.
Controlled substance
The administration of President George W Bush had argued that the tea was illegal and potentially dangerous. Members of the group believe they can understand God only by drinking the tea, which is consumed twice a month at four-hour ceremonies. The brewed tea, made from two plants that grow in the Amazon, contains dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, a controlled substance banned under federal drug laws.
About 130 members of a Brazil-based church were involved in long-running dispute with federal agents, who seized their tea in 1999. Mr Roberts, is a conservative, was appointed to the court last year. Since he replaced another conservative, William Rehnquist, that change was not thought likely to affect the court's balance

legspin

So why aren't the Rastafarai allowed their sacremental herb.

Asiaprod

legspin wrote:

So why aren't the Rastafarai allowed their sacremental herb.

Why indeed. I reckon the goverments involved have not yet found the correct moral ground on which to Tax the core element. Not that any Gov. ever stopped me practising what I love to believe in;)

legspin

Amen to that:)

marsdelight

athiast all the way for me.,
lol.:D

Merrick

Ha ha, legendary! Hallucinogenic tea...

Zillah

So essentially they're allowing one group of society to be free of the application of laws that everyone else has to obey?

What if I want to drink this tea, but don't want to join a crazy cult?

monkeyfudge

That tea sounds a lot better than those manky wafers that they give out at church here.

Asiaprod

Zillah wrote:

What if I want to drink this tea, but don't want to join a crazy cult?

What if you drank the tea, and then wanted to join the crazy cult?:eek:

Zillah

Asiaprod wrote:

What if you drank the tea, and then wanted to join the crazy cult?:eek:

Hopefully I'd be free to join this crazy cult...

Beruthiel

Asiaprod wrote:

What if you drank the tea, and then wanted to join the crazy cult?:eek:

hell
if it meant I could get the tea, I'm not above pretending....

Yossie

Beruthiel wrote:

hell
if it meant I could get the tea, I'm not above pretending....

I can see how the ICA could experience a large revival with just a little alteration to their "tea" mornings.

Asiaprod

Beruthiel wrote:

hell
if it meant I could get the tea, I'm not above pretending....

A lady after my own heart

Merrick

I've yet to be convinced. Are biscuits provided with the tea?

Asiaprod

Merrick wrote:

I've yet to be convinced. Are biscuits provided with the tea?

If they are, I will bet they are green in color:eek:

Merrick

Asiaprod wrote:

If they are, I will bet they are green in color:eek:

Ah the colour doesn't matter, as long as they're good for dunking.