| Affidavit and Declaration of Religious Sentiment - Filed as attachment to Affidvit of Prejudice on O |
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| Written by Brenda Shoop | |
| Tuesday, 16 October 2007 | |
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Affidavit and Declaration of Religious Sentiment of Reverend Brenda S. Williams I, Reverend Brenda Williams, MAKE OATH AND SAY AS FOLLOWS: Further down in the text, the actual mechanism of action described that "the most important (mechanism) is the activation of specific cannabinoid receptors found in various brain regions." Aha! This confirmed that we already have these receptors in our brains, and we are born with them. Those receptors must be there for a reason. After many more months researching the various reports on safety and efficacy, I learned that there is no actual harm in using cannabis therapeutically. I also learned that many of the common myths, cannabis causing lung cancer for instance, were absolutely not true. This research was extensive, including: · Marijuana and Medicine, Assessing the Science Base, Janet E. Joy, Stanley J. Watson, Jr. and John A. Benson, Jr. , editors, Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine. Copyright (c)1999 by National Academy of Sciences. · Handbook of Cannabis Therapeutics: from Bench to Bedside by Ethan B. Russo and Franjo Grotenhermen, editors. (c) 2006 by the Haworth Press, Inc · The New Prescription, Marijuana as Medicine, by Martin Martinez, edited by Francis Podrebarac. Published by Quick American Archives, (c) 2000 · Marijuana Medical Handbook by Ed Rosenthal, Tod Mikuriya and Dale Gieringer. (c) 1997. Published by Quick American Archives, Oakland, California · Therapeutic Uses of Cannabis. (c) 1997 by the British Medical Association. Published by Harwood Academic Publishers. · DEA memorandum by Administrative Law Judge Young, In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition, Dkt. No. 86-22, Dept. of Justice, DEA, Sept. 6, 1988 · Trends in Neurosciences May 2005 · Marijuana use and the risk of lung and upper aerodigestive tract cancers: results of a population-based case-control study. Hashibe, M., Morgenstern, H., Cui, Y., Tashkin, D., Zhang, Z., Cozen, W., Mack, T., Greenland, S. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006; 15(10). October 2006. · Emerging clinical applications for cannabis & cannabinoids, a review of the recent scientific literature. Armentano, P. 2000-2006. · The Report of the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding Commissioned by President Richard M. Nixon, March, 1972 · An Analysis of Marijuana Policy National Research Council of the National Academy of Science, 1982 · Federal Department of Transportation studies 1992 and 1993. · History of Medical Marijuana by Dr. Lester Grinspoon, M.D. Harvard Professor I had confirmed that cannabis was safe and effective for a wide array of maladies. After graduating from nursing school in July 2006, I felt more free to "experiment" with the spirituality of cannabis. I found that it did help me to "rise up above it all," and I felt a connection to God that I had never felt before. This led to more research on the history of religious use. I discovered that, according to ancient texts, cannabis has been used for millennia as a religious sacrament by many religions, including Christianity. Christ actually translates to "anointed one." Anointed with what? Holy Anointing Oil containing cannabis flowers. The recipe was given in The Old Testament, and Jesus showed us how to use it in The New Testament. I can only speculate as to whether the mis-translation of Kaneh Bosm into calamus (a poison) was intentional or not. What I do know is that God would never have told us to pour poison onto our heads. The sources for this knowledge were: · Targum (Chaldean) Bible. The Bible in Aramaic: Based on Old Manuscripts and Printed Texts. Vol. 1, The Pentateuch according to.... O.T. Pentateuque (arameen). Onqelos by Alexander Sperber 1897, 1959, 1973, 1992. Leiden; New York; E.J. Brill · Peshitta (Syriac) Syrian Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East, Syriac Bible 63DC United Bible Societies 1979 UBS-EPF 1996-2M · The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. International Bible Students Association Brooklyn New York, U.S.A. · The Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English Old Testament, John R. Kohlenberger III,1979, 1980, 1982, 1985,1987, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids , Michigan · The Living Torah by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, Moznaim, Israel 1981 · English language Bible, Authorized King James Version, 1970, 2001, Thomas Nelson Inc., Belgium · English language Bible, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, 1961, 1981, 1984, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc., International Bible Students Association, Brooklyn, New York · A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for readers of English by Rabbi Ernest Klein, Carta Jerusalem, University of Haifa 1987 · Ben Yehuda's Pocket English-Hebrew, Hebrew-English Dictionary, Ehud Ben-Yehuda/David Weinstein, 1947, 1951, Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc.1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 · Aramaic; A Syriac-English Glossary With Etymological Notes by M.H. Goshen-Gottstein Based on Brocklemann's Syriac Chrestomathy 1970 Otto Harrassowitz - Wiesbaden. · Klugge Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache 1999 De Gruyter Berlin-New York (German) · Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Winter 1950-1959 (in drei Bänden- in three books) (German study of the Russian language) · Yad Avrohom Mishnah Series: Tractate KILAYIM (Seder Zeraim) (ISBN: 0899063322) · Tracing One Word Through Different Languages by Sara Benetowa in The Book of Grass, Andrews&Vinkenoog 1968 · Konopie W Wierzeniach Izwyczajach Ludowych by Sara Benetowa in Prace Etnologiczne Instytutu Nauk Antropologicznych I Etnologicznych Nakladem Towazystwa Naukowego Warszawskiego 2. Warszawa 1936 (Polish) · Swedish Article; Sumerna och deras Kultur (The Sumerians and their culture), föredragvid finska vetenskapsocietiens sammanträde den 13 December 1943 av(by) Knut Tallqvist in Societas Scientarium Fennica Årsbok- Vousikirja 22nd band No: 3, Helsingfors 1944 · Introduction to the Semitic Languages; Text Specimens and Grammatical Sketches, Translated with Notes and Bibliography and an Appendix on the Scripts by Peter T. Daniels. (Translation and expansion of a German work by Gotthilf Bergsträsser) 1983 Eisenbrauns. 1995 Second Printing. · Etymological Lexicon of Classical Greek: Etyma Graeca by E. R. Wharton, Ares publishing Inc. Chicago, Unchanged Reprint of the Edition: London 1882, paperback ISBN# 0-89005-447-9 · The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, LL.D., S.T.D., Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 1995, 1996. ISBN# 0-7852-5055-7 · Cannabis etymology articles by Reverend Joshua Snider. · Prayers of the Cosmos; Meditations on the Aramaic words of Jesus by Neil Douglas-Klots 1990, Harper San Francisco, an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers · Booklet of article on "The Oil of the Spirit" artifacts www.yourarmstoisrael.org/Articles_new/notes/AncientSymbol.php · Let My People Grow, witness Booklet · Marijuana and the Bible http://www.fcda.org/pdf/bible.00.pdf · Entire website www.freeanointing.org · Modern Israeli Hebrew bisamin prayer Using the fact that cannabis played an integral part in my increased spirituality, I sought out other like-minded individuals for fellowship. I found that The Religion of Jesus Church was the perfect fit for me. It was through this fellowship with like-minded individuals, and the knowledge that they shared, that I was able to find the faith, love, and sense of belonging that I have been seeking since I was a little girl. Due to my Baptist upbringing, I had certain ideas about who God was and what He was all about. I was taught that God was watching everything I did, just waiting for me to “sin” so he could swat me. I now see my God as a loving, forgiving Father who gently guides me through life, all the while loving me and only wanting the best for me. I KNOW this because cannabis allowed me to turn off the “chatter” in my head long enough to actually “hear” Him and feel His presence within myself. And because of this very personal relationship I have found with God through the consumption of sacramental cannabis, I am more sincere in my faith now than I have ever been. 398 U.S. 333, at 339-340 (1970), 322 U.S. 78, at 86 (1944) This is accomplished by the ministering that we do through our website, GreenEarthMinistries.org. Because of the increased love and compassion for my fellow man, and all the other reasons listed above, I truly believe that I am mandated by God and my faith in Him as my Father to consume and cultivate cannabis. The products of this cultivation are used to manufacture Holy Anointing Oil as well as Holy Incense and Holy Communion. (Recipes for communion were also confiscated by the officers.) These are the Holy Sacraments of our faith. We believe that cannabis is the "flesh and blood of the Son of man." Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. John 6:53. We believe this to be the absolute truth, and mandated by God Himself. We used the model of the Catholic Church's production and distribution of Sacramental Wine and Holy Communion to guide us in our endeavors. However, unlike the Catholic Church, there was never to be any outright sale of these sacraments. Our ministry was founded solely to rely on donations from like-minded believers. I HEREBY SOLEMNLY AFFIRM, under penalty of |
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