http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24715/hawaii-cannabis-ministry-founder-indicted http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24715/hawaii-cannabis-ministry-founder-indicted#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:16:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24715 The founder and director of The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry, Roger Christie, and 13 of his associates are facing federal marijuana charges.

Christie claimed he had a religious right to grow and distribute marijuana.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24715/hawaii-cannabis-ministry-founder-indicted/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24534/hawaiian-cannabis-ministry-religious-use-of-marijuana-seen-as-legal-refuge http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24534/hawaiian-cannabis-ministry-religious-use-of-marijuana-seen-as-legal-refuge#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:03:58 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24534 The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry has organized a Cannabis Church Revival Tour promoting the religious use of marijuana and its potential as a legal defense against pot prosecution.

Founder Roger Christie touts religious use of cannabis as a legal refuge for marijuana users of all stripes protected by the First Amendment — as long as they are sincere.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24534/hawaiian-cannabis-ministry-religious-use-of-marijuana-seen-as-legal-refuge/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23869/steven-swallick-hawaiian-cannabis-ministries http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23869/steven-swallick-hawaiian-cannabis-ministries#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:50 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23869 Steven Swallick says he runs a ministry about marijuana. He says he mixed the marijuana with other ingredients to create anointing oil, a recipe he says he got out of the Bible.

But the jury didn't have to address the religious issue, just whether he grew it, possessed it and stole electricity to do it.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23869/steven-swallick-hawaiian-cannabis-ministries/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19544/religious-marijuana-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19544/religious-marijuana-2#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:34:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19544/religious-marijuana-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19544/religious-marijuana-2/feed 0