In a world where boundaries and definitions are stretched to unrecognizable limits, a congregation of ex-Mormons has outdone itself in an unprecedented display of spiritual anarchy. Stepping far away from previously blasphemous Mormon roots, they’ve founded a “church” where their sacrament is not the bread and wine symbolizing Christ’s sacrifice, but psychedelic mushrooms.

Yes, you read that correctly. They call themselves the “Divine Assembly,” trading in pews and hymnals for bean bags and trip guides. These spiritual “adventurers” claim they are communing directly with the divine while they’re tripping, but the only thing they are communing with is the surreal result of a mind-altering substance—and possibly demons.

So what’s their modus operandi? Is it solemn prayer? Bible study? Far from it. These so-called “worship services” would make even a rank heretic cringe. Their setting of choice is not the sanctuary but the basement of a swingers club—apparently, the ideal location to experience the divine. Yes, that is the level of absurdity we’ve reached.

And who is leading this illustrious gathering? None other than Steve Urquhart, a former Republican state senator, who abandoned the halls of legislation for the haze of hallucination. Urquhart contends that he was introduced to something divine through these psychedelic experiences. One can only wonder, what Scripture did he turn to for that revelation? Oh yeah, none. It was the demon speaking through the shrooms.

These clowns argue that they can do this because, religious freedom and stuff. Because nothing says “religious freedom” like breaking the law and getting high on illicit drugs. In a stroke of genius—or irony—they’ve identified a loophole. If you call it a church and say it’s a sacrament, you can dodge the law. God bless America!

But the question remains, is this about spirituality, or is it just an elaborate scheme to escape the clutches of the law? One member candidly states that if mushrooms were legal, she wouldn’t be a part of this “church” or any church. A candid confession that removes the facade of religious devotion.

The “Divine Assembly” claims to have more than 5,000 members. What does that say about our society? Are they shooting for “Divine Assembly Nationalism”? Are we so desperate for spiritual experiences that we are willing to turn to fungi for answers? To shun millennia of religious doctrine and tradition for a psychedelic shortcut to “enlightenment”?

At the end of the day, the Divine Assembly is nothing more than a symptom of a society that has lost its moral and spiritual compass. Masked under the guise of religious exploration, this farcical “church” is an affront to genuine faith and a blatant mockery of sacred Christian rites. They would be wise to remove the name of Christ and His bride from their lips altogether, as it will go much easier for them on the day of judgment.