Wine in the bible Author:Samuele Bacchiocchi "The us of alcoholic beverages has become America's number one public enemy, costing over $117 billion a year and claiming at least 100,000 lives per year, 25 times as many as illegal drugs combined. The real human cost of alcohol in terms of retarded children, violence, accidents,child and spouse abuse, divorces, rapes, robberies, murders, sick... more »ness and death, transcends statistical figures of dollars, disabilities and death.
Christian churches are partly responsible for the alcohol epidemic raging in America today, because through their beliefs, teachings and preaching they can influence the moral values and practices of society more than any other institution. Since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, however, most evangelical churches have abandoned their stand for total abstinence, encouraging instead moderation in drinking...."« less