Do you consume alcohol?

My experience has been the same as yours; I'm 55 years old and have been drinking moderately since I was in my 20's -- usually just a light beer. I've never had a problem with it. My parents drank moderately also; I never saw either of my parents drink too much or behave inappropriately. They taught me to make wise choices and to be responsible, and my husband and I taught our son the same.

 

or a Cigarette ??? its a addicting drug also--lets add these ??

 

Can be addicting, yes, just like sugar, fatty foods, coffee, etc.

 

Can we all agree that drinking flaming shots is a bad idea?

 

kinda called fulfilling the lusts and desires of the flesh

 

SO just 38.98% say no. 40.67% if you include the one who used to drink and is now in AA.

That's sad and I suspect the number would go significantly lower if everyone on the board voted.

 

I see it as 60% who understand what the Bible has to say about alcohol.

 

or whats the difference in drinking 4 beers and having drugs pumped into you at the hospital that makes you wacky high(for pain)

the only difference is that 4 beers might offend your brother if he finds out and the drugs for pain at the hospital is considered a normal thing ??

I don't see anything wrong with it in moderation--but if it offends and kills my weaker brother--then its best to stay away from it :love2::love2::love2:

 

I see 67.57% saying, No, they don't consume alcohol. That means that only 32.43% consume alcohol, or less than a third. If you count the one person that quit drinking the number is 70.27% do not drink alcohol. (this could change as more people participate.)

Remember, multiple responses are possible if you say you drink, so you cannot simply add up the yes votes and get a number.

 

Noah must not have seen anything wrong with it--he got drunk after they got off the ark--and was uncovered and his son seen his nakedness.

Did God condemn Noah for his getting drunk(although I think its wrong today-moderation only for today)NO God didn't condemn Noah

God condemned his Son for seeing his nakedness and doing a horrible thing.

 

To think that there are people who associate the NE and west coast of the USA as "evil" because of a particular political bent is both ludicrous and about as anti-intellectual I've ever heard/read. This thinking presupposes that "conservative" thinking is biblical and is therefore what God must be.

I was born in NW New Jersey, moved to SE Florida when I was 10... from there I went to Chicago for 5 years and now reside in SW Tennessee where I have been for the last 10 years. I have family all over the country and I travelled extensively both in and out of the US, to connect with them and for ministry and missions. Of all the places I've been and people I've met, I have concluded that the "Bible-belt" is no more "Christian" or biblical than anywhere else. It's definitely more religious, but just as there is cultural Catholicism, there is also cultural evangelicalism.

Just because you wrap darkness up in the politeness, patriotism, and conservative politics of the south doesn't make it any more biblically sound than anywhere else. I would argue that aside from some specific cultural and dietary differences, there really much difference in any region of the US. The south is just as "dark" as the NE.

BTW, I don't consume alcohol. Not because I believe it to be sinful, but because I have alcoholism/addiction on both my mom's and dad's side. Both of my grandfathers drank themselves to death and left a wake of destruction behind them. I would prefer not to follow in their footsteps.

 

And what does the Bible say about drinking alcohol in moderation?

 

Those percentages are wrong based on the actual number of votes unless voters can vote for multiple replies. About 38% said no.

 

I sure hope your Biblical interpretation is better than your poll results interpretation. 38 people have voted in the poll. 25 have said "No". Multiple responses are allowed.

 

I did say unless because I wasn't sure. :laugh:

 

I voted for the last "in moderation" choice. I drink occasionally and have tried red wines in the evening to see if it would help with chronic insomnia (it didn't help me) and for the general health benefits. I don't particularly like it so I quit red wines. Occasionally I will drink one or two beers but not regularly, and I stick to that limit when I do.

 

The reasoning that infects your posts on this board leads one to conclude some kind of injury to, or defect in, the core of your central nervous system that apparently affects the processing of some of the information from your tastebuds.

I don't think your experience is a valid sample.