TIT FOR TAT ON DRUGS

Steve Buckley
Carson City, Nev.

This week, one of your local, Dillon citizens posted his opinion on
how we should legalize pot in our state because "God made it." As a
result, we seek to publish our opinion about his, in his local newspaper.

However, I'll definitely need more than 250 words to do so.

We think that Stan White is being hypocritical by using God as an
excuse to get high. Perhaps he should go back and read his Bible more
closely. It makes it real clear that those who practice drug-use are
no different than those who practice divination, and witchcraft.

It also discusses the judgment of God on those who come to him
intoxicated while attempting to worship. At least two different
people in the bible died as a result of coming to God while in that
state of mind.

Finally, in order to worship God, we must do so in "Spirit and
Truth." Doing so while intoxicated prevents this from happening.
Ephesians 5:19 says, "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit {of God}."

The argument of "God made it, so it's got to be OK to use it" could
easily be applied to opium, mescal, peyote, pot, etc, in Mr. White's argument.

However, it ignores that the Bible calls all who will follow Jesus to
live holy, and perfect lives. We're to "deny" our own desires, and
live our lives unselfishly before our creator. Only by God's work in
our lives is that possible.