The significance of the use of ganja as a religious ritual in the Rastafari movement

In 2000, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that religious freedom, including the exercise of religious rituals, may not contradict the laws of the country. This ruling came as a result of the Western Cape Law Society’s refusal to admit a Rastafarian as lawyer because of his habit of smoki...

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Auteur principal: Pretorius, S. P. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2006
Dans: Verbum et ecclesia
Année: 2006, Volume: 27, Numéro: 3, Pages: 1012-1030
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Résumé:In 2000, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that religious freedom, including the exercise of religious rituals, may not contradict the laws of the country. This ruling came as a result of the Western Cape Law Society’s refusal to admit a Rastafarian as lawyer because of his habit of smoking marijuana. He appealed to the Constitutional Court and claimed that the ruling infringed upon his right to religious freedom. The Constitutional Court upheld the decision that no exception may be made for one religion.
ISSN:2074-7705
Contient:Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/ve.v27i3.199