Re:Shifting views about psychedelic drugs require a new cate...
by crazygringo on Saturday July 01, 2023 @06:11PM
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There absolutely is both for tax purposes as well as for legal religious exemptions.
You can't just arbitrarily call your house a church to avoid paying property taxes. Government authorities have to make decisions all the time over what they deem to be a legitimate religious organization.
You obviously don't need a license or authorization to engage in otherwise legal religious practice, but as soon as you want legal exemptions, the government most certainly has a say. And the ritual consumption of otherwise illegal drugs couldn't be a more perfect example.
Re:Shifting views about psychedelic drugs require a new cate...
by ImPostingOnHN on Sunday July 02, 2023 @12:48PM
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> You obviously don't need a license or authorization to engage in otherwise legal religious practice
by this logic, the government could make illegal any other religious practice (in addition to psychedelic usage), because then the practice isn't "otherwise legal"
Re:Shifting views about psychedelic drugs require a new cate...
by mensetmanusman on Sunday July 02, 2023 @08:13PM
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Welcome to the grey areas of the real world.
Re:Shifting views about psychedelic drugs require a new cate...
by ImPostingOnHN on Monday July 03, 2023 @11:24AM
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welcome to circular logic and confusing prescriptivism with descriptivism
There is no application for approval required to be a “church”, ie: religion.
Thinking there could be some “authority” for a religious institution’s practices is beyond measure.