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09-06-2007, 11:15 AM
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Test Tickel
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ATTN: Zand_stein
Just for some giggles:
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Cannabis Linked To Biblical Healing
Posted by CN Staff on January 06, 2003 at 15:05:47 PT
Many of the miracles concerned healing
Source: BBC News
Jesus Christ and his apostles may have used a cannabis-based anointing oil to help cure people with crippling diseases, it has been claimed. Researchers in the United States say the oil used in the early days of the Christian church contained a cannabis extract called kaneh-bosem.
They suggest the extract, which is absorbed into the body when placed on the skin, could have helped cure people with a variety of physical and mental problems.
The medical use of cannabis during that time is supported by archaeological records -- Chris Bennet
The author of the article, published in the US drugs magazine High Times, says his findings are based on a study of scriptural texts.
Wide use
The article does not question the validity of the miracles reported in the Bible but rather examines whether the early Christian Church may have made use of substances with an active medical effect.
They do not rule out the role played by blind faith in Christ.
Chris Bennett said cannabis was widely used at the time to heal the sick.
"The medical use of cannabis during that time is supported by archaeological records."
He said the ancient anointing oil contained high levels of cannabis extract.
"The holy anointing oil, as described in the original Hebrew version of the recipe in Exodus, contained over six pounds of keneh-bosum - a substance identified by respected etymology, linguists anthropologists, botanists and other researchers as cannabis extracted into about six quarts of olive oil along with a variety of other fragrant herbs.
"The ancient annointed ones were literally drenched in this potent mixture."
Miracles
Mr Bennett suggested the drug may have played a role in some healing miracles carried out by Jesus and his disciples.
He wrote: "In the ancient world, diseases such as epilepsy were attributed to demonic possession.
"To cure somebody of such an illness, even with the aid of certain herbs was considered exorcism or miraculous healing.
Jesus often becomes the final hope for the pharmacologically impaired -- JesusJournal.com
"Interestingly, cannabis has been shown to be effective in the treatment of not only epilepsy but many of the other ailments that Jesus and the disciples healed people of such as skin diseases, eye problems and menstrual problems."
Mr Bennett said the findings suggested that it was unchristian to persecute people who used cannabis.
"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient Christian anointing oil, as history indicates, and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ."
However, Christian groups in the United States have rejected Mr Bennett's claims.
They have insisted that the arguments made in the article are lame.
In a response to the article published on JesusJournal.com -- http://www.jesusjournal.com/ -- critics said: "As many of us know firsthand, Jesus often becomes the final hope for the pharmacologically impaired."
Source: BBC News (UK Web)
Published: Monday, January 06, 2003
Copyright: 2003 BBC
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09-10-2007, 01:55 AM
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Mad Man From Azkaban
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Re: ATTN: Zand_stein
Ha,Ha! That's one I never heard of. I would think the Roman Catholics and other early christian religions like the Greek and Russian Orthodox would have been using it for almost 2000 years. Too bad my brother, a philosophy major, got killed in 'Nam he read and spoke latin, greek and french. He read many of the early catholic text that were written in latin for his philosophy class. Made a fool of his philosophy teacher in his junior year. His teaher tried to say a paper he wrote on the writings of Thomas Aquinas was heresy and was going to fail him. He took it to the University president who made the teacher apologize when it was found out the teacher was wrong and didn't even have enough knowledge of latin to read the text.
I had a friend who medicate himself with pot but he smoked it. Said he needed it to help with his reaction to Agent orange. I don't think it helped though. He ended up dying of lung cancer before he turned 40. I guess he should have gave up cigarettes!
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09-10-2007, 06:18 AM
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Re: ATTN: Zand_stein
Jesus kind of looked like a mellow hippy as well...
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09-10-2007, 06:36 AM
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Test Tickel
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09-11-2007, 02:38 AM
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Re: ATTN: Zand_stein
Hemp is, by far, Earth's premier, renewable natural resource. This is why hemp is so very important.
I am a sustainable builder and attend the Solfest in Hopland, ca. everyear. Just about everything can be made from Hemp. It can be used to power automobiles, woven into fabric and rope, it's obvious medicinal uses and also for food. Heck, I've even eaten Hemp ice cream.
Great info Deez - +1
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09-11-2007, 10:22 AM
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Test Tickel
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Re: ATTN: Zand_stein
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Originally Posted by plumbarius
Hemp is, by far, Earth's premier, renewable natural resource. This is why hemp is so very important.
I am a sustainable builder and attend the Solfest in Hopland, ca. everyear. Just about everything can be made from Hemp. It can be used to power automobiles, woven into fabric and rope, it's obvious medicinal uses and also for food. Heck, I've even eaten Hemp ice cream.
Great info Deez - +1
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And my plan unfolds......
William R Hearst was the first American to have a monopoly... He owned practically all news papers, magazines, radio and film. He also owned lumber mills, and vested interests in cotton.
William R Hearst Modern day Rupert Murdoch (owner of fox news). One thing that is important to know is that William Hearst lost 800,000 achors of untouched forest in Mexico to the Spanish.
So what did the first man to have a monopoly do after his loss. Well he started hating Mexicans and the Spanish manipulated congress into believing his false headlines about the Spanish attacking one of our boats (the Maine)in the Caribbean, single handily starting the Spanish American war and produced all that is refer madness. You see Mexicans liked pot, so Hearst of course worked with anslinger to produce news that targeted the pot possessing blacks and Mexicans. His actions starved Cubans, laid the foundation for Castro which lead to the closed we have been to world war three, lead to the surge in hate for Mexicans, lead American boys onto battle, outlawed pot, and demonized jazz.
It is important to know what is at stake when you allow such manipulation and dominance over information........... History repeats itself, and usually gets worse, like now..........
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09-12-2007, 06:37 PM
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Test Tickel
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Originally Posted by licupssy
I had a friend who medicate himself with pot but he smoked it. Said he needed it to help with his reaction to Agent orange. I don't think it helped though. He ended up dying of lung cancer before he turned 40. I guess he should have gave up cigarettes!
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Companies supplying Agent Orange to the government:
Monsanto Company
Dow Chemical
Hercules Inc
Diamond Shamrock Chemicals
Uniroyal
Thompson Chemical
T-H Agriculture and Nutrition Company
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was president of Searle Pharmaceuticals, a company owned by Monsanto. Rumsfeld was also the Secretary of Defense under President Ford.
Rumsfeld is believed to have earned around US$12 million from the sale of Searle to Monsanto.
Attorney General John Ashcroft reportedly received $10,000 for his senatorial campaign from Monsanto in the mid 90s. Ashcroft's contribution from Monsanto was five times that of any other congressional hopeful. Ashcroft, and Sr. Bush Supreme Court appointee Clarence Thomas were instrumental in gaining Food and Drug Administation (FDA) approval for Monsanto's controversial artificial sweetener aspartame, which has been linked to over 200 ailments that include Alzheimer's disease, juvenile diabetes, depression, epileptic seizures, blindness, memory loss, excitability, weight gain, multiple sclerosis and lupus (The Idaho Observer, November, 2000).
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