London Hemp Fair Oct 2004 - Review

Rev.Viper-I

See www.viperslair.co.uk/london_hemp_fair.htm

Nice to meet you Ferre & Echo.

See you next month.
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RogerChristie · Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 12:57 pm Post subject: Mahalo Rev. Viper-I

Hello out there,

Aloha. Hey Viper-I, good to see you here again. Thanks for being a journalist for us at the fair. I appreciate your writing. That font could be a little bit larger for my reading ease, but you've got a lot of content and many good photos there.

What a story about your adventure with the Volcano. Yikes! Get well, 'eh. Keep those hemp reports coming from the EU.

All the best to you,

Roger

Rev.Viper-I · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject:

Hi Roge,

glad you liked it. How about funding the Cannabis Cup Reports ?, LOL.

Looking forward to meeting you next month. Ferre told me you were going to come Cup week.

I have a couple of questions for you I just been asked elsewhere:-

1. How long has this religion been going (when did you start it) ?

2. When did it spread to Amsterdam ?

3. Apart from Ireland where else are there Ministry's, & how many Ministers do we total ?

4. Someone mentioned an age restricting of joining our church of 21. Its not something I'd noticed myself, but I won't be seeing 22 again. Is there an age restriction, is it 21, & if so why so ?

Thanks Roge.

Ferre; please get in touch so we can make Cup arrangements.
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RogerChristie · Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:37 am Post subject: Some answers to some questions

Hello Viper-I,

Aloha. How's it going? Thanks for your inquiries. I hope to meet you next month - IF - the promised trip comes through. We'll see.

I have a couple of questions for you I just been asked elsewhere:-

1. How long has this religion been going (when did you start it) ?

I was ordained and licensed in June of 2000. I started the THC Ministry officially on the Equinox of September 21, 2000.

2. When did it spread to Amsterdam ?

Ferre picked-up on the THC Ministry concept in April of 2002, I think. He advanced us mightily with his design and implimentation of this forum.

3. Apart from Ireland, where else are there Ministry's, & how many Ministers do we total ?

I'm aware of two public ones in the UK. Echo, and Whitegold; ministers. (Am I leaving anyone out here?) We have private ministers in Scotland, Brazil, Australia, Egypt and elsewhere.

We also have active, public ministers in Kansas City, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Washington State, California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawai'i,
Tennessee, and many more 'private' ministers all over the world.

Ferre would have the latest numbers for you on members/ministers through the .net website sign-up. I would guess that we have helped to enroll about 20,000 'ministers' by now. Most just join us for free, or they receive their ministry papers and credentials and stay private. It's the rare member that keeps in touch and develops a true, public ministry with us, compared with those who just want to be a quiet and private. Once we win our lawsuit injunction, or have some other measurable success, we can open-up in a much safer manner for all involved. We are still breaking new ground here.

4. Someone mentioned an age restricting of joining our church of 21. Its not something I'd noticed myself, but I won't be seeing 22 again. Is there an age restriction, is it 21, & if so why so ?

Our membership used to start at 18. I raised it this year as we were suing
the US Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Administrator of the D.E.A. Karen Tandy. With major law enforcement scrutiny upon us at that time I took the advice of a few friends and tightened-up the age requirement to be in better integrity with parents and law enforcement everywhere. So far - so good.

We will accept special cases of under 21 year olds with parents permission, or for those who live independently. I'm real pleased with the 21 year-old policy, to tell you the truth. Zero parent complaints. Zero law enforcement complaints. That's pretty amazing and says a lot for what we're doing and how we're doing it.

As we become more effective with our program and our goals, it will become apparent that people need to teach their own children well about cannabis, as they also warn them about alcohol and tobacco, etc.

All the best to you, Viper-man

Roger

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**viper** · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks Roger,

Get the trip sorted mate - we all need a meeting of the minds & Eddie should also be in town Cup week too.

Rev Viper-I
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