I find your Packers comment insulting. This is The State Of Hockey.
I've already got a shaman lined up to light my smokes for me.
Andrew M. Hine
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"Mary Baker"
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We should not rely on religious observances as a basis for public policy or
law. The Aztecs and Old Testament Christians (I wonder what they were
called before Christ? Jews?) both practiced human sacrifice - the Aztecs
frequently and the Christians rarely. This doesn't mean it should be
allowed or protected under freedom of religion, should someone decide to
revive either faith (the Aztec society was destroyed and the Jews and
Christians have both moved on to other practices).
Or if you want to protect tobacco smoking as part of religious ceremony, do
with it what they've done with mesciline use in Arizona and New Mexico. I
believe it's legal to use so long as usage is overseen by a recognized
religious leader and in a ceremonial format. Lighting up while watching
the
Packers in a bar doesn't qualify, no matter how much it adds to your
spiritual well-being.
On a different note, Thomas Swift refers to "speck drivers" in the SUV
argument. What's a speck driver? Is he saying that anyone who doesn't
drive a SUV is driving a fleaspeck car? If so, I find that insulting.
Mary Baker
East Side
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