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"Didn't Christ consort with beggars and prositutes? "

Indeed He did. He felt it was His place, not in the temples with all of the phonies...
He fulfilled the Law and the Prophets. He was one of us, one with us, and is our guarantee of eternal life.
He performed miracles. Blind men could see, after he spit in the dirt and rubbed it into the mans eyes.A woman was healed, just by touching His garments... AND HE KNEW IT, immediately.
Of course His first recorded miracle took place at a wedding feast in the city of Cana. There, it is reported, they had drunk all of the wine the hosts had provided. Most were already partying, but after Jesus, Master of the universe, had the servants pour from some water barrels into the wine casks.. the partying continued!
Some guests even reported that the new wine was better than the host had previously provided. This was not the custom, since they usually waited until most guests were drunk, to bring out the inferior rotgut!

Of course, some would say that alcohol is a bad thing. Paul, though, told Timothy to "have a little wine for your stomach"... not grapejuice.

There are no prohibitions on smoking anything in the Scriptures. There is no reference to not getting a little buzz, though there are many references to drunkenness and slovenliness.
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There are now, though, those among us who think they are better than God!

God does not control our behavior. He allows us to screw up. He doesn't make us take drugs, or participate in any other supposedly anti-social behavior, but He did not say NO. It is man wishing to play God. Control is all about power.

Just look at the Clintoons. Even they may end up in Heaven. But they may be getting their reward here! I prefer eternity, thanks.

We have only a mans actions to judge him (and yes, we are supposed to test the spirit of another person). God knows our heart.

There is no reference to not getting a little buzz, though there are many references to drunkenness and slovenliness.

What do you think is the difference between a marijuana, cocaine, or heroin high and drunkenness? Both are inebriation and intoxication.

And after reading this incoherent rant, you may want to lay off the pipe as well, because you're all over the place.

So true. Jesus also did not go to Rome to try to get laws passed against certain behavior. Instead, He ministered. When we let government enforce morality, we lose the benefits we ourselves receive through the act of ministering to others (and having others minister to us).