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Asante
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Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland
#5894414 - 07/24/06 01:50 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Shroomerites: In Switzerland the Sacred Mushroom Church has psilocybian mushrooms as their holy sacrament, and seek recognition as an official religion, who considers the Mushroom to be their sacrament and guide.
They consider it as part of their mission to supply spiritual seekers around the world with psychedelic mushrooms. And this they have been doing, sending portions of Psilocybian mushrooms to whoever donated to their Church, worldwide, led by their leader, Pastor David.
In a nasty turn of events this has led to Pastor David being arrested, and jailed, for drug charges.
There is an online petition for his release, which anyone in the world can sign. You can find it here at freedavid.org and your privacy is guaranteed.
Please look into this church and their psychedelic mission. If you truly believe Pastor David should be released, and the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland be given legitimacy, please sign the petition today.
We, as a vast psychedelic community, can make a difference. Please sign the petition now.
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2859558484
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Asante]
#5894543 - 07/24/06 02:27 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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what do you expect to happen to a guy publicly sending shrooms to everyone that gives him "donations"
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: 2859558484]
#5894556 - 07/24/06 02:35 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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His religion should be given as much credit as any other, I am definately signing.
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Eraserhead
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Phishe]
#5895433 - 07/24/06 07:42 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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His system of beleif is just as valid as any of the other hundreds out there.
Petition signed.
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ajna
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Eraserhead]
#5895512 - 07/24/06 07:59 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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wow i read about this Church years ago, it made me please to see that he wasn't being stamped down but it was only a matter of time.
i'll definately sign.
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passitbobbie
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Asante]
#5895652 - 07/24/06 08:31 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Well it seems that this guy is simply selling mushrooms. I'm a member of the transcendental church of human enlightenment that sold a sacrament called spice (2C-I). This doesn't make what they did legal, in fact I believe they were shut down.
Furthermore it seems bad form for a mod to be posting obvious directions and sources to obtain psilocybin mushrooms, not that I mind sources .
The man was dealing drugs under the guise of religion, an old trick. If he didn't want to go to jail he should have done this somewhere where it was legal.
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: passitbobbie]
#5896059 - 07/24/06 10:01 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I signed it. I hope this guy gets out of this legal mess.
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Lysergic_Milkman
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: DrGeek]
#5896113 - 07/24/06 10:14 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Do you all believe that Wiccan_Seeker would post a link to a petition to release a man using religion explicitly as a means to sell shrooms? I don't for a second, and I will sign the petition (although I will still check this church out to make 100% sure, as I would do any situation regardless of who is posting it).
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stefan
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Asante]
#5897123 - 07/25/06 04:26 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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so he just sent shrooms to whoever donated? Basically he's just a drug dealer with a different view on things. He ships drugs to places where it's illegal. Glad he had good intentions though, but he didn't really think it trough. So much for a 'religion'.
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leery11
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: stefan]
#5897552 - 07/25/06 09:30 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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what's wrong with selling mushrooms through a church?
nothing. that's why you should sign.
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why_not_me
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: leery11]
#5897828 - 07/25/06 11:18 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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and it starts....
seriously though there needs to be a movement
free dave!
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: why_not_me]
#5897956 - 07/25/06 11:51 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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We are the movement, too bad the 80's had to happen and crush everyone's spirit. The 90's kids gotta do it.
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Asante
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: stefan]
#5898242 - 07/25/06 01:33 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Glad he had good intentions though, but he didn't really think it trough. So much for a 'religion'.
He saw it as his religious duty. Now I think that is honorable. The donations were made to the fund of his church, and the goals they set for themselves are in my view honorable, they seek not to gain, but rather they want to share in the wealth of psychedelic mushrooms. Bles him for trying, now to get him freed.
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Asante]
#5899144 - 07/25/06 06:46 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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He did something illegal, this is what happens when you break the law whether or not the law is stupid. I think they should change the law, but until they do that he did break the law, and if you break the law you goto jail. It isn't like he didn't know what was going to happen. I would like to see everyone charged with drug offensed freed, but not just this guy. Why should he be singled out, there are people who have been in prison for most of their lives on drug charges, I would rather see them get out of jail then this guy, though I would like them all to get out of jail, its not like hes doing a life bid. I also doubt even if a billion people signed that he would get freed.
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Asante
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: twiggedoubt]
#5899268 - 07/25/06 07:13 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Even a journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step.
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stefan
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Asante]
#5900666 - 07/26/06 12:29 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Glad he had good intentions though, but he didn't really think it trough. So much for a 'religion'.
He saw it as his religious duty. Now I think that is honorable. The donations were made to the fund of his church, and the goals they set for themselves are in my view honorable, they seek not to gain, but rather they want to share in the wealth of psychedelic mushrooms. Bles him for trying, now to get him freed.
So if I see it as my religious duty to give meth to everyone who donated to my meth-church it would be ok too? Ofcoarse not.
Sure shrooms are a different drug and I like it that he wanted to share in it. But this is just the wrong way to do it (I wish it wasn't, but with current laws it is, even though we might all disagree with them). The free spore rings do a great job around the world and it's completely legal. Now if he were to give away spores to everyone who donated that would be smart 
If he actually thought it trough and wanted this church of his to succeed he could have done two things: 1. send out spores like I suggested above 2. don't send out shrooms but have a distributer/grower of the holy goods in every country so he woulnd't have to send drugs across borders.
I don't blame him for trying, but I blame him for being stupid, so therefor I'm not going to bless him for trying.
Now that I think of it, I should have been his sidekick. Maybe then things would have turned out different, or I would be in jail too
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: stefan]
#5900991 - 07/26/06 03:04 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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there's nothing stupid about his actions; he would be well aware that this day could have come at any time. sure his mission was to share the psychedelic experience with as many others as possible which is what has got him in trouble, but i think ultimately what he is trying to do is contribute to altering the general perception of psychedelics for the sake of the future. he's taking on the big guys head on, not something i'm brave enough to do, so i'll support him in what ever small ways i can.
"don't send out shrooms but have a distributer/grower of the holy goods in every country so he woulnd't have to send drugs across borders."
if i remember correctly he mentions on the site that he is looking for worldwide distributors
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Asante
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: stefan]
#5901270 - 07/26/06 07:25 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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So if I see it as my religious duty to give meth to everyone who donated to my meth-church it would be ok too? Ofcoarse not.
Thats a matter of personal beliefs. I know of no meth churches, but of many psychedelic churches. Perhaps Pastor David is right and is the catchall phrase "drugs" a misnomer. Perhaps psychedelics literally stand apart from the usual recreational drugs.
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If he actually thought it trough
I believe he has thought it through. Perhaps martyring himself to steer his church head-on into full confrontation with the Law was his plan all along, and then until now it works perfectly.
When a big shroom grower in holland was sued by the government, he countersued and faced the state head on. He won, and we have legal fresh shrooms to thank for it. Sometimes, even if you are the oppressed, you must face a mightier foe head on.
Its trying to please the law thats consistently not working, so his approach might be right. I hope to God he is right. He'll have the precedent of another EU nation (us) with legal shrooms, on his side.
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1. send out spores like I suggested above
From what I gather from the site theres an elaborate network of indoor and outdoor cultivation. And the world has great sporevendors already, like the Free Spore Rings.
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2. don't send out shrooms but have a distributer/grower of the holy goods in every country so he woulnd't have to send drugs across borders.
This is mostly what they did.
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But this is just the wrong way to do it
Perhaps not. It sure is different, but he knew what hje was getting into, and right now he needs our support, win or lose.
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: Asante]
#5901919 - 07/26/06 01:23 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Apparrently so many shroomerites bought mushrooms that the sacred mushroom church of switzerland has shut down.
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Re: Free Pastor David of the Sacred Mushroom Church of Switzerland [Re: passitbobbie]
#5902052 - 07/26/06 02:29 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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most shroomerites don't buy their mushrooms
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