Pubdate: Wed, 19 Jul 2006
Source: Eastern Arizona Courier (AZ)
Copyright: 2006, Eastern Arizona Courier
Contact:  http://www.eacourier.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1674
Author: Nader Patel
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n934/a06.html?236429

READER OFFENDED BY CLAIMS OF CHURCH OF COGNIZANCE

As a member of the Zarathoshti Faith (called Zoroastrian in the 
West), I wish to point out that we do not have any connection with 
these perverts in question. Smoking of cannabis or even tobacco is a 
severe no-no in our faith. We are an ancient faith with only 70,000 
adherents (mainly concentrated in Mumbai, India) and request your 
help to prevent any misunderstanding about our faith.

By the way, our prophet Zarathushtra was born in 7100 B.C., and his 
writings (the Gathas ) as per language studies have been dated prior 
to the Vedas.

Nader Patel

Mumbai, Maharshtra, India
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