Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: anselm!rnhale@dartvax.dartmouth.edu (Robert Hale ) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Alchohol: Good or Evil? Message-ID: Date: 25 Feb 90 04:44:44 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu hinder one's relationship with God. However, the social drink is accepted in moderation, a useful yardstick in all things. --Rob Hale "Tell them: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink! become drunk and vomit; fall, never to rise, before the sword that I will send among you!" --Jeremiah 25: 27 [It's not clear to me what this posting means. First, the drinking referred to in Jer 25 is from the cup of the wine of God's wrath, which is presumably somewhat stronger than alcohol. We're dealing here with metaphor. Even if we weren't, becoming drunk and vomiting is somewhat different from what what the original posting had in mind. --clh]