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I mean Mormons don't drink-- wine appears in the Bible but imbibing isn't exactly integral to the belief system

• tptacek 5y ago
  Which kind of makes my point for me, given how idiosyncratic Mormonism is. Meanwhile: imbibing is, in fact, integral to the belief system of what might be a plurality of Christians (Catholics, Lutherans and Anglicans). Add Judaism to the roster as well; wine is an integral part of the Seder.
  • pen2l 5y ago
    But hey, neither would be okay with imbibing to the state of inebriation, so the point that leading religions advise against mind-altering substances is still valid in... a technical sort of way.
    • tptacek 5y ago
      Yes, I do remember when Yeshua Ha-Nozri transformed water into wine at the wedding ceremony in Cana of Galilee, he followed the miracle up by saying "please enjoy responsibly".
      • psyc 5y ago
        Paul, Solomon, and a few prophets weren’t too keen on wine. Jesus, the only omniscient one in the bunch, clearly anticipated this very thread: “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”
• psyc 5y ago
  That's because "integral" would be understating it. Catholics consider the Eucharist the most important sacrament, at the very center of Christian life. Quite seriously the one sacrament to rule them all and bind them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharistic_theology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharistic_theology (I'm well aware that getting buzzed is not by extension at the center of Christian life. The above comment was simply too ironic not to respond to.)