| Subject | Alcohol in church |
| DateCreated | 1/9/2011 3:34:00 PM |
| PostedDate | 1/9/2011 12:34:00 PM |
| Our church newsletter informs me that the Executive Board voted to ban alcohol at all church-sponsored functions at its last meeting. So I went and spoke to the Board today about how I felt – that the decision was draconian and unfair. But I have mixed feelings about it. My excessive empathic nature once again rears its ugly head. I feel for alcoholics – those of us who can not control their drinking of alcohol and whose excessive use results in negative health and/or social issues for them – and the difficulty they have in being around people that are drinking. I know two people trying to quit smoking, and they’ve relapsed largely because of their friend’s smoking around them. Alcohol is probably worse.
But why should the rest of us suffer who like moderate drinking? And more importantly, why take away a potential recruiting tool to get more people to come to the church? The ability to drink fine ales at the pasta supper enhanced the experience significantly for me. Maybe I’m being selfish, and the amount of harm done to others by serving alcohol exceeds the amount of pleasure I receive from its serving – that’s the sort of thing that’s difficult to quantify. But I said my piece to the Board and the people elected to serve the church can make the best decision for the membership as they see fit. |
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