Christians chew and raise funds from ‘miraa’

Brief:

St Francis of Assize Catholic Church in Kamiruru near Maua, Meru, has a three-acre miraa farm, and so does the neighbouring Kamiruru Primary School. ...more

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1. On Friday April 24, 2009, 13:56 PM , Penny njure, United Kingdom wrote:
  What a shame this priest should think twice pls stop misleading the church.

 
2. On Friday March 6, 2009, 6:22 AM , Fiona chebet, Kenya wrote:
  If miraa when blessed is declared good and unharmful can bhang be blessed and become good for human use.

 
3. On Friday March 6, 2009, 6:02 AM , akoko obote, Kenya wrote:
  This is a very interesting articles.Western countries came to burn what is good for us.I think now we must go on and legalise bangi. It's just a natural plant and we cannot pretend to deregister what God created.

 
4. On Friday March 6, 2009, 5:51 AM , ronald gray, Australia wrote:
  In the 1950s the District Administration in the old NFD issued permits to some local Somalis giving them permission to be miraa hawkers around the townships. In those days most miraa came down from Ethipia. It seems to be a good thing that the local Meru can now supply the miraa market and bring benefit to their area. Is some of the crop still being flown into Mogasdishu?

 
5. On Friday March 6, 2009, 0:53 AM , George Okusi, United States wrote:
  Miraa The days when we could condemn everything we eat as satanic is gone. Let us look these communities's way of life. If Miraa has been part of their livelyhood, how can we justify that Christians in these areas can not and should use Miraa. All that we eat has some effects in our life and we eat for a reason. Christians are human beings and not angels. Let us not condemn others selectivelly.

 
6. On Thursday March 5, 2009, 21:43 PM , Mary Muriuki, United States wrote:
  God will never lower His standards to allow Christians to compromise. Why do you think Jesus overtuned tables in the temple? You cannot serve two masters. It is either the Lord Jesus Christ or the devil. I would advise the priest to resign instead of misleading people and finally all of them end up in hell. Read the Bible for yourselves and be saved this act is a sin.

 
7. On Thursday March 5, 2009, 20:59 PM , Frayie, United States wrote:
  This is the most stupid thing I have seen the Catholic church doing in a while. Miraa when fresh contains Cathinone which is classified in the same category as heroine and LSD by major countries. Anyone remember Kenyan "hit Squad" boxer Munyasia who was sent back home from the Sydney Olympics for tesing positive for drugs? He was bewildered because all he had taken acccording to him was "miraa."

 

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