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Church to blame for marijuana's growing support?
A new survey indicates an increasing number of young Christians support the legalization of marijuana -- a finding that is disturbing to one former drug addict.
Conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service, polling data finds 50 percent of Christian youth ages 18-29 favor legalizing pot.
Teen evangelist James Lambert, who is also author of 16 Amazing Stories of Divine Intervention, thinks the growing trend can be attributed to the church and its failure to speak out against drug use and many other issues.
"A lot of it has to do with the communication of the church and the church leaders," he contends. "People don't understand that these are real-life issues and it's gotta be discussed in churches, and people need to speak out about the negative consequences of doing pot."
Lambert, who is also a spokesman for MarijuanaHarmsFamilies.com, a project of SaveCalifornia.com, calls marijuana a gateway drug that leads to further use of addictive substances.
"It is addictive. There's actually a federal website where you can see that they admit that ... almost two-million people are being treated for its addictive quality right now in this country."
Only 22 percent of Christian seniors surveyed said they favor legalization.
But in light of a California Supreme Court ruling that gives local governments the right to ban pot shops, SaveCalifornia.com is urging cities to ban marijuana dispensaries, as they may pose a danger of more crime, drug abuse, congestion and blight.
SaveCalifornia.com says now is the time to ask all city and county officials to ban pot shops, and the pro-family group is urging citizens to contact their local governments and request that local pot shops be eliminated.
"Pot is clearly a drug that is gateway for other drugs; it's something that shouldn't be allowed in this state," Lambert reiterates. "But it is [allowed] only because of the medical marijuana usage. Unfortunately, it's very easy to get access to marijuana -- from making false claims to any type of medical representative, and you can have access to pot."
SaveCalifornia.com notes that many recreational marijuana users frequent these dispensaries, pretending to be medicinal users. But with the high court's ruling, more cities are expected to ban such facilities.
- See more at: http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2...rijuanas-growing-support#sthash.hSUpeaGm.dpuf
A new survey indicates an increasing number of young Christians support the legalization of marijuana -- a finding that is disturbing to one former drug addict.
Conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service, polling data finds 50 percent of Christian youth ages 18-29 favor legalizing pot.
Teen evangelist James Lambert, who is also author of 16 Amazing Stories of Divine Intervention, thinks the growing trend can be attributed to the church and its failure to speak out against drug use and many other issues.
"A lot of it has to do with the communication of the church and the church leaders," he contends. "People don't understand that these are real-life issues and it's gotta be discussed in churches, and people need to speak out about the negative consequences of doing pot."
Lambert, who is also a spokesman for MarijuanaHarmsFamilies.com, a project of SaveCalifornia.com, calls marijuana a gateway drug that leads to further use of addictive substances.
"It is addictive. There's actually a federal website where you can see that they admit that ... almost two-million people are being treated for its addictive quality right now in this country."
Only 22 percent of Christian seniors surveyed said they favor legalization.
But in light of a California Supreme Court ruling that gives local governments the right to ban pot shops, SaveCalifornia.com is urging cities to ban marijuana dispensaries, as they may pose a danger of more crime, drug abuse, congestion and blight.
SaveCalifornia.com says now is the time to ask all city and county officials to ban pot shops, and the pro-family group is urging citizens to contact their local governments and request that local pot shops be eliminated.
"Pot is clearly a drug that is gateway for other drugs; it's something that shouldn't be allowed in this state," Lambert reiterates. "But it is [allowed] only because of the medical marijuana usage. Unfortunately, it's very easy to get access to marijuana -- from making false claims to any type of medical representative, and you can have access to pot."
SaveCalifornia.com notes that many recreational marijuana users frequent these dispensaries, pretending to be medicinal users. But with the high court's ruling, more cities are expected to ban such facilities.
- See more at: http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2...rijuanas-growing-support#sthash.hSUpeaGm.dpuf
