You see what you want to see.
There are about 781516468 or so plants around that can be burned to produce one or several effects. Tobacco, Potpori (spelled wrong), opium, coca, eucalyptis, and of course Marijuana. Inscent sticks sold in the mall for modern Buddist or whoever come several scents. So do candle scents. Marijuana may have been used, but of course may have not.
As for fire, it is used for smoking Marijuana. And for cooking, and in battle, and for making tools/weapons, and for signaling, and for light, and 46516874 other purposes.
As for God. He appears as a pillar of smoke and of fire, but it doesn't matter to when he appears as Jesus. Burning inscence to God doesn't matter anymore. Nowhere in the Bible does it say anything about smoking pot to somehow better your spirituality. If weed was so important to a Christian, it would be.
Shouldn't take an hour to read that.
I didn't write the article, so it isn't according to me. The article was written by some obscure Coptic demonination. I hold no such beliefs. It was a slow day on FR and I thought this article would stir things up a bit (pot threads seem to do that).In other words, I was trolling.
However, I do find it interesting that the "evil weed" was used during both old and new testament times, yet not a word of it is mentioned in the bible, either pro or con. Instead, The Lord focuses on alcohol. I take this to mean it was a non-issue to G*d or Jesus and the holier than thou crowd is doing nothing but putting words into His mouth. I'm sure you'll disagree, but hey, that's life in America.
Take what you like from it. Shoot, you can print it and use it for toilet paper for all I care.
If weed was so important to a Christian, it would be.
Well it obviously is for this Christian demonination. Whether or not they are correct is between them and G*d, just as it will be with any other Christian demonination. Since every Christian demonination thinks every other Christian demonination is going to hell, these guys should fit in just perfect.