Are you sure??? I can kill my children...

"Matthew 15:3-4 (King James Version)

• 3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ [a] and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.

That is so true!!! We "suggest" that you do not covet thy neighbor's wife.... BUT if she is hot, I am sure you could dig up a passage somewhere in the Bible saying it is okay!!!

Thou shall not kill... did you notice there is no asterisk next to it... Yeah, yeah, I know kill means "murder" and killing murderers, adulterers, and everyone except a fetus and an old person is just fine. Hypocrites!!!

Meta4, that is not my point. My point is what would be the reaction of all the people here who think it is okay to promote Christianity, were faced with pro-Islamic references on the weaponry. I think it would be very different.

I personally do not have a problem with it, but you are going down a very slippery slope. What if the reference was promoting the Mormon religion over other sects of Christianity? You need not look further than Belfast to realize why religion is best kept out of government.

As long as you are completely fine with references from the Koran, atheist beliefs, and other religions being used...

My only question is how would all of you feel if it were an Islamic-owned company and had made references to the Koran inscribed on it? It is easy to give it a pass when you are of the religion that is being promoted.

Are you really going to use a parent versus child analogy to compare your "powers" to that of everyone else on this board? I know you "think" you are a better judge of character than most, but it does not make it correct. In fact you assign your opinions and prejudgments on entire groups of people... this is your problem!!!! Try judging the individual some time...

Any person addicted to a substance of any kind can be burdensome to society. Often the addict is self-medicating or dealing with some mental issues. However marijuana is statistically far less addictive than other drugs. The physical addiction symptoms are significantly less than alcohol, cocaine, crystal meth and heroin. The mental addiction is on par with alcohol. Alcohol-related deaths far exceed that of marijuana.

Yes you do judge more than anyone else... that is why you received 27 negative votes... statistically greater than most. Nobody likes being judged. Should I assume you are one of those racist-bigot Tea Party members who holds up monkey signs depicting Obama or should I assume you just believe we are taxed too much. I have more than enough evidence to assume so, but I will give you this one gift which you may find useful as you grow older and hopefully wiser... "THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT". Never assume anything. Because more often than not you will be wrong or your negative attitude will create the negative experiences you envision.

You are offensive. Your "if you don't like it eat sh*t" attitude says it all.

My analysis is supposed to suck... because all humans suck at judging people!!! Sorry!!!
Despite your "professed powers" you are no better a judging people beyond overly broad assumptions than anyone else making educated guesses.

You do not consider Phelps as loser, but you have said repeatedly all pot smokers are "bottom-feeding stoners".

At least in the proposed scenario these "Bottom Feeding Stoners" will be funding their own support through taxes they pay for pot rather than the Mafia and Mexican Drug Lords. How many Mexican Drug Lords have "Massive Illegal Wine Operations"? How many are Mafia operations have "Viagra Grow Houses"... that is kind of funny..., none!

We spend billions a year on the War on Drugs and it doesn't work. We imprison pot smokers to the cost of $24,000 year in prison. The state would save $16 million a year if it decriminalized marijuana. The projected tax revenue is $22 Million... although some estimates say that is conservatively low. And statistically the addiction rates may fall http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,18... Although I think Portugal's reduction may have to do with replacing prison time with drug treatment.

Veteran,

Addicts abuse, not social users. You are saying all social users are addicts or will abuse. This is simply wrong. People texting in cars kill people at the same rate as drunk drivers. Should we make cell phones illegal?

dbowen,

I think the problem is you come across as a hateful and paranoid person instead of a loving and caring parent as you hope to be portrayed as. You make shameful accusations, talk down to people, and have a "greater than thou" attitude... in some cases you claim to have "Super Powers" - "I've gotten so good that I can see a picture of someone and usually tell who they voted for. ".

If I had to stereotype you I would say you are an extremely religious person who surrounds them selves with mostly active members of your church. You watch Fox News exclusively. Glenn Beck is your favorite, but Sean Hanity is a close second. You have bought several friends "Going Rogue" books for Christmas... sorry , I would usually use "Holidays" as to include the majority of the world. Your level of religious fanaticism is acceptable and promoted by everyone you surround yourself with (which is mostly people in your church) which causes you not to realize how extreme and "Far from Jesus" your behavior truly is... How did I do??? Again, I am only stereotyping you.

dbowen, you come across as person who walks around judging people with predefined views and always looking to categorize people. At the end of the day people are more than the category you put them in.

Do you consider Michael Phelps a loser or lazy? You seem to be confusing users with addicts. A person who drinks a glass of wine is not a drunk, nor is the person who smokes an occasional joint a "stoner". The problem comes when you are a heavy abuser or addict. People abuse alcohol, pot, pizza, cologne, and sometimes even God.