Here's another weird example of the privileging of religion. On21 February 2006 the United States Supreme Court ruled that a8 church in New Mexico should be exempt from the law, whicheverybody else has to obey, against the taking of hallucinogenicdrugs. Faithful members of the Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniaodo Vegetal believe that they can understand God only by drinkinghoasca tea, which contains the illegal hallucinogenic drug dimethyl-tryptamine. Note that it is sufficient that they believe that the drugenhances their understanding.

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