teroblacknight
Active Member
Hey, I'm new to this forum, and in general to the world of intoxicants as well. I smoked weed for the first time this last weekend, and really mellow stuff at that.
A little bit about me...first off, I am a Christian. That word has a lot of dirty connotations to it, so I understand if you've stopped reading this thread as a result of that. I'm not here to rain on anybody's parade, or judge anybody in any way...I'm just trying to figure my own stuff out.
A little about me and my general sense of morality:
I am a senior theology major at a college in the Northwest US. My sense of morality does not, in any sense, come from my country's laws, nor do I think my country's laws should be changed to fit my structure of morality. I believe laws should be set up within countries for the sole sake of order; to prevent murder, theft, etc. I don't agree with abortion, but I don't believe abortion should be made illegal, and the same with regard to other moral ideals imposed by the "Christian agenda." Furthermore, I believe marijuana should certainly be legalized.
I believe my sole sense of morality comes from God. For me this means examining and interpreting scripture first, and then listening to what the church has to say about it. I believe to an extent in following the laws of the local state, but as the world gets smaller this becomes a harder thing to care about (for instance, if my reason for not getting high is because it's illegal here in America, why not just hop on a plane to Amsterdam where it is legal? Or better yet, use my IBS diagnosis to go get a WA state medical marijuana card?)
So, that being said, I'm running out of reasons to not get stoned. At this point, the only real things holding me back from buying a shed and growing a forest are guilt (before God and my parents) and cultural taboo. As you can probably tell from this post, I really haven't had a lot of exposure to weed.
So my dilemma is this: Getting high is a great, amazing feeling. If I'm going to give that up, I don't want it to be because I feel guilty, or because it's some taboo thing. I want my real reason to be conviction before God. And right now I'm just struggling with that trying to find out what the real "right" thing to do is. Any and all thoughts and comments are appreciated, and if ya'll have any questions or comments with regard to Christianity I'd be more than happy to answer them.
Thanks ya'll
-Tero (n00bzilla)
A little bit about me...first off, I am a Christian. That word has a lot of dirty connotations to it, so I understand if you've stopped reading this thread as a result of that. I'm not here to rain on anybody's parade, or judge anybody in any way...I'm just trying to figure my own stuff out.
A little about me and my general sense of morality:
I am a senior theology major at a college in the Northwest US. My sense of morality does not, in any sense, come from my country's laws, nor do I think my country's laws should be changed to fit my structure of morality. I believe laws should be set up within countries for the sole sake of order; to prevent murder, theft, etc. I don't agree with abortion, but I don't believe abortion should be made illegal, and the same with regard to other moral ideals imposed by the "Christian agenda." Furthermore, I believe marijuana should certainly be legalized.
I believe my sole sense of morality comes from God. For me this means examining and interpreting scripture first, and then listening to what the church has to say about it. I believe to an extent in following the laws of the local state, but as the world gets smaller this becomes a harder thing to care about (for instance, if my reason for not getting high is because it's illegal here in America, why not just hop on a plane to Amsterdam where it is legal? Or better yet, use my IBS diagnosis to go get a WA state medical marijuana card?)
So, that being said, I'm running out of reasons to not get stoned. At this point, the only real things holding me back from buying a shed and growing a forest are guilt (before God and my parents) and cultural taboo. As you can probably tell from this post, I really haven't had a lot of exposure to weed.
So my dilemma is this: Getting high is a great, amazing feeling. If I'm going to give that up, I don't want it to be because I feel guilty, or because it's some taboo thing. I want my real reason to be conviction before God. And right now I'm just struggling with that trying to find out what the real "right" thing to do is. Any and all thoughts and comments are appreciated, and if ya'll have any questions or comments with regard to Christianity I'd be more than happy to answer them.
Thanks ya'll
-Tero (n00bzilla)