Comments on: Drinking forbidden by the Bible? http://www.religico.com/2009/09/07/drinking-forbidden-by-the-bible/ Debating Religion and Politics Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:19:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike http://www.religico.com/2009/09/07/drinking-forbidden-by-the-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Mike Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:11:25 +0000 http://www.religico.com/?p=89#comment-11 I can't believe I missed that verse from Proverbs! Thanks! I can’t believe I missed that verse from Proverbs! Thanks!

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]]> By: Craig http://www.religico.com/2009/09/07/drinking-forbidden-by-the-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Craig Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:41:05 +0000 http://www.religico.com/?p=89#comment-8 I'd also add that statistics are notoriously untrustworthy and I tend not to buy into them. I’d also add that statistics are notoriously untrustworthy and I tend not to buy into them.

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]]> By: Craig http://www.religico.com/2009/09/07/drinking-forbidden-by-the-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Craig Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:32:12 +0000 http://www.religico.com/?p=89#comment-7 Great post Mike. I think you said almost everything I would have. I know of one place in the bible where it actually seems to give advice to get drunk, but for the sake of transparency, I'll preface that with the foreknowledge that this part is not a command from God but Sayings of King Lemuel. However, many religious people quote proverbs and similar sayings as the word of God. Proverbs 31:4-6 Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. Great post Mike. I think you said almost everything I would have.

I know of one place in the bible where it actually seems to give advice to get drunk, but for the sake of transparency, I’ll preface that with the foreknowledge that this part is not a command from God but Sayings of King Lemuel. However, many religious people quote proverbs and similar sayings as the word of God.

Proverbs 31:4-6

Give beer to those who are perishing,
wine to those who are in anguish;

let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.

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