Message to Visitors Greetings! Welcome to Pray for Peace News. Our purpose is to promote tolerance and love in society. Our website is written by and for people who identify with counter cultural movements like the hippies, surrealists, transcendentalists, beatniks, and of course artists, writers and musicians of all ages. The editorial writer is Nori Muster and you can correspond with her through this website. We pray and affirm that people learn to work together, weaving together the best of both worlds (culture and counterculture) to form an intricate tapestry that benefits all. We envision a society where all people count. In the beginning (c. 1995), the purpose of Pray for Peace News was to use the newly-opened information highway to expose the hypocrisy of the war on drugs. Our efforts snowballed and our side (the counter c.) has achieved a great deal. Many newspaper columnists now speak for us and nine states have passed medical marijuana laws. Unfortunately, the violence against pot smokers has grown worse, with more medical patients are victimized in the War each day. Arrests have grown, prisons have spread and the Bill of Rights has been trampled. As we enter the Twenty-first century, it becomes clear that the war on drugs is a symptom of the wider culture war. However, love is real and peace is still possible. Although things may look gloomy right now, eventually the greater perspective comes into focus and we realize that everything happened for a reason. For those just tuning in, political and social hypocrisy didn't just start with election 2000. It has been a factor throughout history, passed down to us on a silver platter from all the people who have every lived on Earth. Regarding the question of kids and drugs. We believe that as culture peace takes root (one family at a time), kids will feel better about the world and about their own lives. Therefore, fewer of them will develop addictive personalities. We also lead the Organic Food for Our Kids drive, encouraging families to share organic food and teach their children about natural living, free from drugs and chemicals of all kinds. This will lead to lower drug use among kids, simply because they care about their bodies and what goes inside. However, since we currently live in a much less than perfect world, the editors of Pray for Peace News ask minors to wait until they're older before experimenting with alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs. It's never too late to have a happy childhood, but smart people do it while they're still young. It's the best time to enjoy the natural high of friends, school and hobbies. index | previous page Activists Workshop