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In reply to the discussion: Should Marijuana Be Legal for Religious Purposes? [View all]rug
(82,333 posts)9. Cute but disingenuous.
Read up on why sacramental and communion wines were exempted at the time of enactment. You'll find something in there about "legitimate religious purposes".
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If something is "legal" for a religious purpose, then it is "legal" for all purposes.
cleanhippie
Aug 2013
#1
He didn't. Perhaps you can explain why communion wine should have been outlawed during Prohibition.
rug
Aug 2013
#7
Perhaps you can explain why a substance that is illegal for everyone should be legal for
cleanhippie
Aug 2013
#17
Someone tried starting a religion that required the sale of alcohol? They were allowed to?
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#8
The criteria for what is or is not a legitimate religious purposes, old or new, is well-established.
rug
Aug 2013
#18
And yet Rastafarians, although obviously not a religion just created for marijuana use,
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#33
If it hasn't been applied in a specific case, then it's not been generally applied
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#36
The 1st Amendment does not talk about 'legitimate religious purposes'
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#40