I would lay off the dreads for now as well... Trust me , thats the worst thing you can do right now if your trying to get your parents trust back and get a car and cellphone and all that stuff like you said. As far as smoking in public places and at school .. so offense but that is just ignorant, you may have goten away with it many times but you have also been caught ... just not by the pigs... Unfortuanetly with the fucked up laws in america, the only way to ensure the best safety as far as smoking the gunja is to do it in private and with friends.. ( the lesser that know the better ) You decide to get the dreads you will be sterotyped by many and will be put into the category as a "druggie" I don't think that's what you want right now . Especially if your trying to get your parents trust back... If you live in a small town to you will be a target instead of just some kid with dreads ... John Hardwick --- Don't do drugs because if you do drugs you'll go to prison, and drugs are really expensive in prison.
You're missing the point. Christians shouldn't go around drinking and saying, "Well, Jesus did it!" Sure he did drink, but never enough to get drunk. It isn't a sin to have a drink evrey now and then. However getting drunk and losing control of yourself is. The point is, Christians are supposed to respect their bodies as if it were a house of God. Don't try and justify your lifestyle by going and looking up Bible verses that are written in such general terms. By the way, Jesus never turned wine into his own blood. He used the bread and wine as reminders of his body and blood.