A new approach to a ban?

[Briandg]

Originally Posted by tonycsmoke

I don't think its any different than in some parts of this country - we have dry counties. That comes from the predominately Baptist population. Its not for me to say what they believe is sin or not. Its when the government gets involved by making it illegal to smoke is when its a problem.

True. Over there, the church is the government.

It would not be a serious stretch of the imagination for the Vatican, however, to declare that smoking is a sin, and that tobacco users are going to hell. that is what bothers me. That and the idea that the churches might lobby hard to eliminate smoking, just as hard as they do porn, abortion, liquor, and what not. Gotta admit, it worked for blue laws, prohibition, and dry counties, didn't it?

It's just a concept that never occurred to me, that a church could decide that for any reason, such as self injury, that it is a sin. Whatever that means to the world in general...