[tptacek]

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]

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]

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]

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.”