By Lorraine Caballero
Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson approves of the medicinal use of
marijuana, while evangelical Christian actor Kirk Cameron is afraid that
some people may use the plant irresponsibly.
Last Tuesday, former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson
participated in a Facebook live interactive event in which he and
Cameron explained why evangelical Christians should vote in the upcoming
election. They also answered a caller's questions about how believers
should react to the push for legalization of marijuana.
Carson responded by saying that developing brains exposed to
marijuana's active ingredients can have serious impediments, especially
on a person's IQ. He also acknowledged the medicinal use of marijuana in
some pain and neurological disorders, but he also warned against
abusing it.
"In
terms of medical use, well, it does have some useful purposes for
certain types of neurological disorders and pain syndromes, etc. ... A
lot of the medications that we use today come from plants, but we
process them to still them down to the active ingredients and make them
into pills or capsules and utilize them in that way," said Carson. "And
when used in that way, I think it can be useful. When used in a way that
it can be abused and people can be exposed to it who really should not
be exposed, it's abusive."
Cameron, on the other hand, highlighted the risks associated with the
irresponsible use of marijuana. As an example, the actor said there are
some young people who are thinking of moving to Colorado where they can
grow pot in their yard instead of staying at home to smoke weed. He
said using marijuana irresponsibly could put the general population in
danger.
In relation to the topic, PJ Media warns
people against conservative Christians who are starting to assert that
they have the freedom to smoke marijuana. While the Bible does not
specifically prohibit Jesus' followers from smoking weed, the Holy Book
also speaks strongly about submission to authority and preservation of
life.
The publication explains that the recreational use of marijuana is
not directly mentioned in the Bible. However, the Christian condemnation
of drunkenness in Ephesians 5:18 can be applied to smoking marijuana.
Christians are called to be holy, so they should have nothing to do with
drunkenness and obey the teachings of the Bible.
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