Could the FDA slide this far?  You mean, my saxophone could be 
considered as a medical device?  See what you think.  I can't include 
the full article, here, because it is too long and I would have to 
divide it into parts.  The link for it is at the bottom.


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>How Far Will The FDA Go To Restrict Health Freedoms? New Guidelines 
>Would Also Attack Religious Freedoms
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>By: Mike Adams
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>Source: www.newstarget.com
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>April 15, 2007
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>New FDA guidelines threaten religious freedoms; Holy water could be 
>regulated as "drugs" and rosaries as "medical devices"
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>by Mike Adams
>
>The FDA has a long history of attacking and suppressing health 
>freedoms (see our article, 
><http://www.newstarget.com/021791.html>Tyranny in the USA: The true 
>history of FDA raids on healers, vitamin shops and supplement 
>companies), but did you know the agency might now be threatening 
>religious freedom, too? Under the new CAM Guidelines issued by the 
>FDA (see <http://www.newstarget.com/021789.html>Health freedom 
>action alert: FDA attempting to regulate supplements, herbs and 
>juices as "drugs"), any items used in altering or enhancing the 
>"function" of a living person are subject to regulation and control 
>by the FDA. Items used in religious practices are NOT excluded from 
>these guidelines.
>
>Holy water, for example, could be regulated as a drug. Churches that 
>continue to use Holy water in their services could be raided and 
>accused of practicing medicine. Sound absurd? The FDA has already 
>conducted an armed raid on one church (see "tyranny" article, above) 
>and made no announcement that churches are exempt from FDA rule.
>
>The crackers and grape juice used in Communion, which are tied to 
>changes in the energy, function or spirituality of the person 
>receiving them, might be regulated as drugs and require a 
>prescription from a doctor. The Elder who annoints a member of the 
>church with oil could be arrested and charged with practicing 
>medicine, and church members who use rosaries to help heal 
>themselves or others could be similarly arrested for using 
>"unapproved medical devices."
>Full story at: http://tinyurl.com/2kemtl
>
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John


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