Police in Istanbul, Turkey recently made an interesting raid.
“They smashed their way into the home of the man newspapers have nicknamed “the junkie teacher” - Esrarc Hoca - a self-styled imam who interspersed his lessons on Islamic philosophy with some strong tokes on a lit joint and encouraged the young followers sitting around his living […]
Inside SoCal is running a video tour of Temple 420. Before he ever gets to the sanctuary, Craig X navigates “Bong Canyon,” which he explains,
“is about seven or eight hours closer than the real Grand Canyon. And you can hike around the Grand Canyon all day and not see a bong unless you […]
The Rev. Craig X Rubin read aloud a passage from 1 Kings as the sun set and his congregation prepared for the Sabbath.
Flicking a lighter to the lone candle atop the podium, Rubin burned a bud of marijuana on the flame. He puffed it out, walked to each of the eight members sitting in the […]
In the first three centuries AD, Christianity was on the rise but officially unaccepted. In many places, it was extremely dangerous to be known as a Christian. The Romans and Jews were both persecuting Christians for their failure to adhere to the belief structure and moral precepts of the controlling power. […]
When Reverend Craig X Rubin was arrested at his house of worship he asked the lead LAPD officer for the special rights accorded to clergy under California Penal Codes 1524 and 1525, but was told by the officer that his Bible-based Judeo-Christian organization, that was recognized by the state of California, was “not practicing a […]
