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Poll: Do you agree with the notion that?

Native Americans should be allowed to practice the consumption of peyote as a spiritual service free of persecution as it now stands?

Also state your political ideology, please.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Catholics were allowed to drink wine, even during prohibition.

    You should also note that peyote is drunk, as a very dilute tea, and the purpose of the ceremony is NOT to get high, any more than catholics use mass as an excuse to get drunk. In other words, it is used spiritually, not recreationally.

    And the NAC (native American church- which is the name of the peyote church) is NOT free of persecution. Wasn't even legalized until 1978, and even today, most tribes are against it. It is tolerated, because legally it has to be, but it isn't my tribe's traditional way.

    The regulations and hoops that the NAC has to jump through are also VERY difficult. There are strict laws regarding the cultivation and possession of peyote.

    Source(s): Navajo
  • 8 years ago

    Yes

    Source(s): Conservative
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Yes.

    Moderate

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Yes

    Source(s): Leftist
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  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Yes, but I also think all drugs should be legal. The only difference between Vicodin and Heroin is Pablo Escobar had a crappy lobbyist.

    Source(s): In America, I'm a Communist. In Europe, I would probably vote right of center
  • 8 years ago

    Yes, it's freedom of expression and religion as far as I'm concerned.

    Source(s): Moderate-left.
  • 8 years ago

    Yes...without question or hesitation.

    Independent,Conservative

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I think they should be able to use peyote.

    Social liberal - fiscal moderate - former hippie

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I think all drug users should be sacrificed to Lord Glaxo Wellcome if they refuse buy health insurance and join the Xanax revolution.

    "Also state your political ideology, please."

    Barbarian

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Strongly disagree.

    I am an antidisestablishmentarian.

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