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Wine in the ancient world had a maximum possible alcohol content of 11-12 percent before dilution and once diluted, the alcohol content was reduced to a maximum of 2.75 or 3 percent. [6] Estimates of the wine of regional neighbors like the Greeks have dilution of 1:1 or 2:1 which place the alcohol content at a maximum of between 4-7 percent. [102]
Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th-century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of Church history, Christians generally consumed alcoholic beverages as a common part of everyday life and used "the fruit of the vine" [1] in their central rite—the Eucharist or Lord's Supper.
[9] [10] They held that both the Bible and Christian tradition taught that alcohol is a gift from God that makes life more joyous, but that over-indulgence leading to drunkenness is sinful or at least a vice. [11] [12] However, the attempt has often been made to prove that the wine referred to in the Bible was non-alcoholic.
The reasoning behind North Carolina’s liquor sales laws dates back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and largely stems from the temperance and prohibition movements of that time.
State, federal district or territory law prohibits selling of alcohol between midnight and 7 a.m., unless the county chooses to change the operating hours later (FS 562.14(1)); such as for Sunday morning; Ormond Beach stays open until 7 pm on Sundays. Miami-Dade County liquor stores may operate 24 hours a day.
Most Christian denominations condone moderate consumption of alcohol and beverages, including the Anglicans, Catholics, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Reformed and the Orthodox. [46] [47] The Adventist, Baptist, Methodist, Mormon, and Pentecostal traditions either encourage abstinence from or prohibit the consumption of alcohol (cf. teetotalism).
The alcohol aisle of a grocery store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on a Sunday morning. The aisle is roped off for compliance with the state's alcohol laws. North Carolina does not allow alcohol sales between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday and between 2 a.m. and either 10:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. on Sundays, varying by county. [56]
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