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Originally Posted by Jerusalem Blade  “de facto legal” & “de facto moral” are the way those of the world – the lawless – justify themselves when they violate “the ordinance of man” (1 Peter 2:13 ff.) and God, or sanction others doing so. |
Non sequitur and another great example of why your argument fails and consists more in pious sounding rhetoric than biblical substance. Legality and morality are not equivalent concepts. There are thousands of examples that disprove your point. It is perfectly legal in most countries for women to kill their children provided the critters still reside in their wombs, yet abortion is anything but moral. More to the point, sorcery and all forms of witchcraft are perfectly legal right now in America and protected by the First Amendment, but, again, hardly moral. I do not sanction drug use. I just don't think it should be illegal.
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What has this church-based lawlessness to do with Biblical holiness?
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Church-based lawlessness? Hardly. What it has to do with is the proper role of gov't, which is not to protect people from themselves. The role of gov't is to punish actual crimes and not to try and control people in an attempt to stop potential crimes from occurring. Since you say you admire John Robbins, I recommend you pick up his latest book, Freedom and Capitalism. Oh, and FYI, I spoke to John and he's in favor of drug decriminalization for many of the reasons I've already discussed.
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Sean, have you shared your views on drugs with the pastor, and with the youth pastor or leader of your church? Or are you flying “stealth”? You’re their headache.
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No, I haven't because they haven't asked. If you think they need to be informed of what you call my "church-based lawlessness," I'd be happy to give you their number so you can tell them yourself. I'd be happy to share my views with them as I am with you.
I'd love to discuss my view of the proper and biblical role of gov't and my belief that drug prohibition is a colossal failure for the same reasons Prohibition in the Twenties was a colossal failure. I'd love to tell them why I do not think more draconian drug laws and authoritarian gov't, two things which you seem to prefer, are sound biblical answers to the drug problem.
Finally, I would be happy to tell them that I do not believe that decriminalization of drugs would make sorcery the norm, Charlie Mansons common, usher in unprecedented occult warfare, and make Hell any more manifest in the world than it already is. Since it would free up considerable and much needed prison space and eliminate much of the gang and drug related violence already occurring due to prohibition, I'll tell them I think decriminalization will be a positive blessing.
