so I don't know the ins and outs of it, nor do I have any personal knowledge of other clergy in other denominations smoking cigarettes/cigars/pipes. In the National Baptist f... moreso I don't know the ins and outs of it, nor do I have any personal knowledge of other clergy in other denominations smoking cigarettes/cigars/pipes. In the National Baptist faith to which I belong, I'm not aware of any clergy being a cigarette/cigar/pipe smoker, although if there have been any, it may have taken place in private.To your knowledge, is it common for clergy of any/of various religions to smoke? Is it allowed? Is it prohibited? Is it an unwritten rule? Is it merely frowned upon?~ less