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by autumn leaves on January 5th, 2008
the mormons are not the only religion that prohibits alcohol to their members. as a jehovah's witness i come across many religions on a reglar basis and there are other religions that say drinking alcohol is against the bible. the bible does not condemn the consumption of alcohol, as with wine, or otherwise. in the mosaic law there was no prohibition against the use of alcohol. wine was even a substance required in some of their festivities, such as the passover. the notion that this was non-alcoholic wine is absurd. this idea is propagated by religious leaders of religions that condemn the use of alcohol. the bible gives us several cases of God's serveants being intoxicated, such was the case with noah and also lot. no no one is implying that what they did was right, only what happened to them and some of the consequences. the bible though it does state that wine can put a sparkle or twinkle in your eye(a way of saying it is quite fine to enjoy a glass of wine or two), it also warns us about the way alcohol, when abused can be very harmful. this is found in proverbs 20:1 "wine is a ridiculer, intoxicating liquor is boisterous, and everyone going astray by it is not wise." so even though it is not telling us that the consumption of alcohol is wrong, it is implying to exercise great caution when ever we engage in drinking. as you mentioned if it had been wrong to drink alcohol, jesus would never have produced wine as his first miracle. the bible in the greek scriptures, (you call them the old testament) tells us that "drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God" (1corinthians 6:9) again as you can see what the bible condemns is excess and abuse, not drinking in moderation. so enjoy your cold glass of favorite beer, wine or cocktail. as for me i personally do not drink for health reasons. science has now found out about the benefits of drinking wine for health reasons. interesting the apostle paul advised young timothy to drink a little wine for his digestive problems. for more information go to www.watchtower.org
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That's an excellent answer, balanced and well documented too.
Alcohol in moderation can be our friend. Alcohol used to excess is a bad enemy.
by Nuttsky on January 5th, 2008
There are stories that Smith used alcohol and Tobacco, so did Young.
Well shut my mouth
by Dave2222 on September 6th, 2008
Yes, neither alcohol or tobacco where "banned" until the 89th section of the book of the Doctrine and Covenents was revealed. Even after that, it still wasn't a requirement. Later on, President Joseph F. Smith changed that. Adherence to the proscriptions of the Word of Wisdom was not made a requirement for entry into LDS Church temples until 1902.
by darthtanner on October 21st, 2008
This is an excellent answer. However it doesn't really address the mormon part.
by darthtanner on October 21st, 2008
they were not originally and those scriptures depicting Jesus consuming wine are still read in the mormon church but not agonized over. nobody calls the savior an alcoholic nobody usually asks though the answer is simple. do to the president or profits divine right to receive revelation a president....(not joseph smith) introduced the words of wisdom. and you see there is also times for the rules to be broken. anything used medicinally is okay with the church. also we have to be "Christ like" not "Christ adjacent" or Christs twin. the reason Christ did everything he did is so we can all live whatever life we are living now. Christ doesn't expect us to do everything he does. like I am not going to climb up on a cross and die for everyone elses sins.
by Elizabeth on August 27th, 2009