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Jun 9, 2021 · The church’s official handbook — which many Mormons live by — says members should abstain from tobacco, alcohol and coffee, as well as substances “that are harmful, illegal, or addictive ...
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And what I want to draw attention to, by way of exhortation and encouragement, even though it may sound pessimistic to some, is that this fact, the legalization of pot, draws attention to something that we need to be aware of and we need to adjust our thinking about — namely, that the church for a long time has leaned too heavily on the overlap bet...
Now, the point is not that these things should or shouldn’t be illegal. The point is that because they were illegal, the church didn’t have to think very hard or work very hard or teach very deeply or inspire very effectively to inculcate convictions and attitudes and behaviors in our young people or in new converts. We simply could assume that our...
So the so-called Judeo-Christian ethic shaped laws and churches to such an extent that the culture, as much as the church, discipled our young people. I grew up in that world, anyway, when I was a kid. And little effort went into cultivating a mindset that Christians are not of this world but are sojourners and exiles and will be maligned if they w...
My point is this: the focus and the moral energy of the church, the great majority of our effort, should not be on pursuing political and legal and cultural support for behaviors and attitudes we want to see in our children and in our churches. That is a misplaced focus. I’m not saying there’s no role for Christians in politics or legislatures wher...
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Apr 25, 2024 · The Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, was among faith leaders speaking out against House Bill 4156, which will give state law enforcement the authority to arrest people without legal authority to be in the United States.
Feb 7, 2016 · Published 8:10 PM PDT, February 6, 2016. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church has come out against a Utah bill that would allow the medical use of edible pot products, a position that could be a serious blow to one of two medical marijuana proposals before state lawmakers.
May 26, 2021 · For example, among White evangelicals who say they attend religious services at least weekly, 29% favor legal marijuana for both medical and recreational use, compared with 64% of White evangelicals who attend services less often.
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May 2, 2018 · In response, Bill Levin founded the First Church of Cannabis, arguing that the bill’s added protections effectively legalize the use of marijuana as a religious sacrament. The state...
Jul 1, 2015 · Canna Care, a “Christian-based” medical marijuana dispensary in Sacramento, Calif., fought with the Internal Revenue Service on the company’s tax bill under a 1982 law that did not recognize...
