i´m german, born & raised catholic, now i became member of Curch of god in christ on our army base in my hometown. which i really enjoy. but there is one thing that i and pretty much the rest of the german counterpart can just not understand. mostly all religions tell you to not drink wine or alcohol in general. but now catholics (i can only tell about german catholics here) drink wine to every communion service, the pope drinks wine and look at the monchs, since hunderts of years they brew the best german beer. Now we all know, they are people of god.
So are they being wrong in the eyes of other religions just because the dont despite wine or beer?? (im not talking about getting drunk!!)
2007-05-14 09:42:19 · 9 answers · asked by Nana 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Historically speaking,wine was added to the water frequently,as a disenfectant ,to make it safe to drink.Im not sure they realized it or not,but it does work that way
2007-05-14 10:15:59 · answer #1 · answered by otterscantdance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people believe it is defiling one's body. Others think that it causes someone to have lack of good judgment in order to resist temptations to do things against scripture. They simply believe it can LEAD to sin. Others take the verses asking us not to be drunk to the extreme and say that it actually includes any drinking. I personally do not think anything is wrong with it. I do not think it's okay to drink if you are underage or if you are doing it to drown your sorrows or get drunk. The motivation for drinking shouldn't be to forget the problems of the day or to get drunk. That I do believe is sinful.
2007-05-14 16:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there was a god, I am positive it would be a sin to be German and NOT drink beer.
2007-05-14 16:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some religions don't believe in drinking any alcohol
Some say avoid debauchery and drunkenness. Check there doctrinal statement
2007-05-14 16:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by j.wisdom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see nothing wrong with drinking wine every once in awhile. Some within my own church disagree.
2007-05-14 16:46:58 · answer #5 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Do not drink water any longer, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent cases of sickness."
2007-05-14 16:51:54 · answer #6 · answered by sxanthop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not wrong at all to drink wine? its recorded alot in the bible, it is the hard liquor and beer thats a sin.
2007-05-14 16:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by gubwv 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
nothing wrong with it as long as it's in moderation, which is true of most things
2007-05-14 16:48:25 · answer #8 · answered by Nick F 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus drank alcohol...........
2007-05-14 16:44:56 · answer #9 · answered by The Angry Stick Man 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋