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Religions and alcoholic drinks

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Religions and alcoholic drinks


There are religions that are alcohol-friendly and actually encourage alcoholic drinks.
There are religions that tolerate alcoholic drinks - or do just not comment on it.
And then there are religions that do NOT allow alcoholic drinks.

Which of the three do you prefer?
 
Rumpel said:
Religions and alcoholic drinks


There are religions that are alcohol-friendly and actually encourage alcoholic drinks.
There are religions that tolerate alcoholic drinks - or do just not comment on it.
And then there are religions that do NOT allow alcoholic drinks.

Which of the three do you prefer?
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None.
 
There are religions that are alcohol-friendly and actually encourage alcoholic drinks.
There are religions that tolerate alcoholic drinks - or do just not comment on it.
And then there are religions that do NOT allow alcoholic drinks.

I am sure some prefer one or the other.
 
It's not about drinking an alcoholic beverage but, an aversion to drunkenness.
 
It has been found that religion is a gateway drug to alcoholism...
 
WCH said:
It's not about drinking an alcoholic beverage but, an aversion to drunkenness.
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Some religions are stupid and strict enough to forbid any alcohol altogether.
 
Rumpel said:
Some religions are stupid and strict enough to forbid any alcohol altogether.
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Some threads are stupid...ALL of yours are...:2razz:
 
Rumpel said:
Religions and alcoholic drinks


There are religions that are alcohol-friendly and actually encourage alcoholic drinks.
There are religions that tolerate alcoholic drinks - or do just not comment on it.
And then there are religions that do NOT allow alcoholic drinks.

Which of the three do you prefer?
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I'm Irish Catholic... what do you think? *L*
 
Rumpel said:
Religions and alcoholic drinks


There are religions that are alcohol-friendly and actually encourage alcoholic drinks.
There are religions that tolerate alcoholic drinks - or do just not comment on it.
And then there are religions that do NOT allow alcoholic drinks.

Which of the three do you prefer?
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Islam contradicts itself on this subject:

Verse 2:219 says, "They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: 'In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit'. They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: 'What is beyond your needs'". So, this seems to say it's alright to drink and gamble, but only if all needs are met first.

Then verses 5:90-91 come along with, "Intoxicants and gambling ... are an abomination. Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?".

So, if a Muslim wants to drink, he can obey the former while pretending the latter does not exist.
 
Did we really need a second thread about religion and alcohol?
 
Moonglow said:
It has been found that religion is a gateway drug to alcoholism...
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Religion has a lot in common with alcohol/ism.

1. It can be addictive.
2. It runs in the family.
3. It robs you of common sense, and sometimes can make you downright stupid.
4. It's hard to overcome.
5. There's a lot of peer pressure involved.
6. There's a lot of it at holidays.
7. It can make you feel good, but often makes you feel like crap on Sunday.
 
If someone does not drink alcohol - that is OK.
But of that someone forbids others to drink alcohol - for religios reasons - that is not OK.
 
Tlrmln said:
Religion has a lot in common with alcohol/ism.

1. It can be addictive.
2. It runs in the family.
3. It robs you of common sense, and sometimes can make you downright stupid.
4. It's hard to overcome.
5. There's a lot of peer pressure involved.
6. There's a lot of it at holidays.
7. It can make you feel good, but often makes you feel like crap on Sunday.
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Depends on the amount of it.
 
Let us quote Paracelsus:

“The Dose Makes the Poison”
Nearly 500 years ago, Swiss physician and chemist Paracelsus expressed the basic principle of toxicology: “All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.” This is often condensed to: “The dose makes the poison.” It means that a substance that contains toxic properties can cause harm only if it occurs in a high enough concentration.
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The Dose Makes the Poison Concept | Toxicity
 
Rumpel said:
If someone does not drink alcohol - that is OK.
But of that someone forbids others to drink alcohol - for religios reasons - that is not OK.
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One is a supposedly independent decision whereas the other is a rule put forth by a controversial idea. It is completely fine if people don't drink because of religious reasons. As is the entire problem; pushing these ideas on others is the underlying issue many people have.
 
Triton said:
It is completely fine if people don't drink because of religious reasons.
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As Loriot once said - in other words:

A life without wine is possible - but senseless.
 
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