Wednesday, March 07, 2007

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We sure do need more legal recreational drugs, don't we?

USG (Undergraduate Student Government) at Ohio State University voted to give $1,000 to Students for Sensible Drug Safety to cover security and safety costs at their annual Hempfest, which "is meant to educate the public on current drug policies and issues."

To draw suck the students in, they have at least 50 musical groups. It's a First Amendment Rights issue said their leader. The group also sponsors a bake sale (brownies perhaps?).

I wonder if a Christian group could get $1,000 from USG, invite bands, set up displays on aborted babies, educate the students about the value of abstinence, pass out literature on legislation, recruit for missions organizations and say it's a First Amendment issue (it is actually, but the left really howls about "separation," although that's not in the Constitution or Bill of Rights). I'm not saying they don't--it's possible they do that at Urbana, which draws about 20,000 students interested in missions, and need the crowd control.

And please. Don't give me that line about the money being needed for security not the event itself. In the past, they had to pay for that too out of the money they raised to support legalization. (What? Druggies and rock bands are rowdy?) If you are an alcoholic, and you've spent half your month's paycheck on your habit, and you come to me for money to buy food because you're hungry and broke and the end of the month, am I buying your food or your alcohol at the beginning of the month?

Story from the Lantern.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Genesis 1.12 tells us "And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good."

The Bill of Rights says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ... "

Which the Supremes have interpreted to mean that the government cannot use its money or imprimatur to favor or support one religion over another.

"Separation of Church and State" does not appear in the Constitution, but the Constitution, by definition, says whatever the Supremes say it says.

There is also Luke 20.25.

My best to your daughter and a speedy recovery.