Nihil Obstat Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I think speeding is fine. I usually speed a bit on the way to Mass. And everywhere else. A bit. Never recklessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffboom Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I think speeding is fine. I usually speed a bit on the way to Mass. And everywhere else. A bit. Never recklessly. That could increase the risk of you being involved in an accident involving injuries. I'd say this is on the same level as smoking cigarettes and eating fast food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yeah I suppose. Like its already been said in this thread, there is no health issues associated with smoking marijuana or violent behavior. The only bad thing associated with it is a social stigma...but even that is wearing away as people understand it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffboom Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yeah I suppose. Like its already been said in this thread, there is no health issues associated with smoking marijuana or violent behavior. The only bad thing associated with it is a social stigma...but even that is wearing away as people understand it better. I do not think smoking marijuana leads to violent behavior. But violent behavior alone is extremely dangerous and is absolutely sinful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yeah I know, thats what I said lol...marijuana does NOT lead to violent behavior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffboom Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yeah I know, thats what I said lol...marijuana does NOT lead to violent behavior Sorry. I misunderstood you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I'm not saying that it is immoral just because it is illegal. But as a citizen you are morally obligated to obey just laws. It's just to threaten people with violence for vices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Now I'm confused. I thought that all Christians believe we ought to follow the laws of the land we are in. At least, that's what I learned from Protestants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 That could increase the risk of you being involved in an accident involving injuries. I'd say this is on the same level as smoking cigarettes and eating fast food. Or maybe common sense plays into the act of violating an arbitrary law. But hey, let's all pretend bureaucrats are infallible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Not in the Debate Table, dude. I try to stay out of here. You tried your best, and failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I do not think smoking marijuana is immoral as long as you live in an area where marijuana is decriminalized. Marijuana has never been linked to cancer or other serious diseases. It also does not make the user inclined to make immoral decisions. Smoking cigarettes on the other hand is almost certainly immoral because it causes various types of cancer. Smoking 50 or more joints before the age of 21 triples your risk of developing schizophrenia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Now I'm confused. I thought that all Christians believe we ought to follow the laws of the land we are in. At least, that's what I learned from Protestants... A just law, yes. It's not just to commit violence against someone who is not committing an act of violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 That could increase the risk of you being involved in an accident involving injuries. I'd say this is on the same level as smoking cigarettes and eating fast food. I disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 A just law, yes. It's not just to commit violence against someone who is not committing an act of violence. How does the Church define a "just law"? Because it seems there's a lot of personal opinion entering into this in here. I mean, it's not like marijuana laws persecute Catholics for their faith or anything, in which case they would clearly be unjust. Such laws were legitimately established according to democratic procedure, and they don't persecute any particular group. So whether they are common sense or not (which, so far as I know, is irrelevant to whether violating them is a sin), the would seem to be just. Or does the Church have some other criteria for establishing which laws are (un)just that I do not know of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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